Roman BritainOthona
Roman Fort · Military

Othona

Roman Britain
Pleiades ID: 79631
Site type
Fort
Category
Military
Latitude
51.7356
Longitude
0.9402
Overview

History & context

An ancient place, cited: BAtlas 8 H3 Othona

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

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What is Othona?

An ancient place, cited: BAtlas 8 H3 Othona 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 Othona?

Othona 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 Othona?

Several Roman sites lie within a short distance, including Roman round building (4.8 km), Mersea Mount: a Roman barrow at Barrow Hill Farm (6.2 km), Roman saltern 750m north west of Maydays Farm (7.3 km). Aubrey Research maps over 2,200 Roman sites across Britain, drawn from the Pleiades ancient world gazetteer.

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