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Multi-periodSite Name: Glannoventa Alternative Name: Glannoventa, The Market on the ShoreCountry: England
NOTE: This site is 0.938 km away from the location you searched for.
County: Cumbria Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Nearest Town: Millom, Ravenglass Nearest Village: Muncaster Castle estate
Map Ref: SD0895
Latitude: 54.342222N Longitude: 3.416659W
Condition:
| 5 | Perfect |
| 4 | Almost Perfect |
| 3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
| 2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
| 1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
| 0 | No data. |
| -1 | Completely destroyed |
| 5 | Superb |
| 4 | Good |
| 3 | Ordinary |
| 2 | Not Good |
| 1 | Awful |
| 0 | No data. |
| 5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
| 4 | Short walk on a footpath |
| 3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
| 2 | A long walk |
| 1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
| 0 | No data. |
| 5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
| 4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
| 3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
| 2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
| 1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
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The Roman name for the fort was Celtic in origin - glan/glenn (bank shore or landing place for boats), venta (market, trading station or trading port)
The very fact that the name is of Celtic origin may indicate that there was a village or local population already living there. Also there are cairns scattered about the fells around Muncaster and Eskdale.
The Roman port and naval base made use of the natural safe harbour formed by the triple confluence of the Rivers Irt, Mite and Esk. The.The fort itself was built between the Mite and the Esk but there is little there to see nowadays.The fort was seriously damaged by a railway cutting and the coastal erosion has also taken its toll. There is only an earthwork platform left of the fort in trees. The fort and port was probably used to supply logistical support for the forts inland such as Hardknott (Mediobogdum) where mining operations took place and Galava Gate at Ambleside.
Some sources suggest that it provided a counter to the supposed intense insurgency against the Romans in the region.
The Roman bath house survived well because it was probably used as a house after the Romans left and later by the early medieval owners of Muncaster Castle.
It is thought that the facilities would have been used by the civilian population as well as the Roman soldiers during the occupation.
The civilian settlement is purported to be 1800 years old and was occupied from AD 120 to the 4th Century. It is extensive and has only recently been excavated by the people of Ravenglass and a team of archaeologists. "Romans in Ravenglass. - A Community Archaeological Programme"
My photographs were taken on an open day at the dig. I hope they illustrate the sheer size of the civilian site if nothing else.
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