Roman BritainGabrosentum
Roman Fort · Military

Gabrosentum

Roman Britain
Pleiades ID: 89189
Site type
Fort
Category
Military
Latitude
54.5739
Longitude
-3.5763
Overview

History & context

A Roman fort at present-day Moresby that was a part of the Cumbrian coastal defenses.

Source: Pleiades — A Community-Built Gazetteer and Graph of Ancient Places. View the Pleiades record →

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Questions & answers

What is Gabrosentum?

A Roman fort at present-day Moresby that was a part of the Cumbrian coastal defenses. It is recorded in the Pleiades gazetteer of ancient places as a fort site from the Roman period in Britain.

What type of Roman site is Gabrosentum?

Gabrosentum is classified as a Roman fort — a military site in the Pleiades ancient world gazetteer. Roman Britain's archaeology encompasses thousands of sites ranging from legionary fortresses and marching camps to villas, temples and towns.

What other Roman sites are near Gabrosentum?

Several Roman sites lie within a short distance, including Magis? (9.3 km), Tongue How prehistoric stone hut circle settlements, field systems, funerary cairns, cemetery and cairnfield, Romano-British farmstead, shieling and lynchets (14.4 km), Rise How tower 25a, part of the Roman frontier defences along the Cumbrian coast including remains of prehistoric burial mound and early medieval kiln (14.7 km). Aubrey Research maps over 2,200 Roman sites across Britain, drawn from the Pleiades ancient world gazetteer.

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