The Roman Fort near Watercrook Farm (at Kendal in northwest England) was originally built ca. AD 90 and rebuilt ca. AD 130. It may have been called Alone?/Alauna? in antiquity. Its poorly preserved remains are coincident with those of a contempora...
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The Roman Fort near Watercrook Farm (at Kendal in northwest England) was originally built ca. It is recorded in the Pleiades gazetteer of ancient places as a fort site from the Roman period in Britain.
Watercrook Roman Fort and Settlement 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.
Several Roman sites lie within a short distance, including Sedgwick aqueduct (3.7 km), Roman milestone near Middleton vicarage (11.9 km), Romano-British settlement, 450m east of High Borrans (12.8 km). Aubrey Research maps over 2,200 Roman sites across Britain, drawn from the Pleiades ancient world gazetteer.
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