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Submitted by Horatio on Tuesday, 27 June 2023  Page Views: 344

Roman, Greek and ClassicalSite Name: Maryport Roman Fortress Alternative Name: Alavna Roman Fort
Country: England
NOTE: This site is 0.3 km away from the location you searched for.

County: Cumbria Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Nearest Town: Maryport
Map Ref: NY03873721
Latitude: 54.720666N  Longitude: 3.493952W
Condition:
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4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
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-1Completely destroyed
2 Ambience:
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3 Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
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5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
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2co-ordinates of the nearest village
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Maryport Roman Fortress
Maryport Roman Fortress submitted by Horatio : The Fortress with the Senhouse Roman Museum bottom of the picture. (Vote or comment on this photo)
'Alauna was a castrum or fort in the Roman province of Britannia. It occupied a coastal site just north of the town of Maryport in the English county of Cumbria (formerly part of Cumberland).

It was linked by a Roman road to the Roman fort and settlement at Derventio (Papcastle) to the southeast, and thence by another road northeast to the regional hub of Luguvalium (Carlisle).
It has been established "beyond reasonable doubt" that the Roman name for Maryport was Alauna. Alauna is a river name and the Roman fort stands on a hill north of the River Ellen
The fort was established during the reign of the emperor Hadrian, around AD 122 as a command and supply base for the coastal defences of Hadrian's Wall at its western extremity. There are substantial remains of the Roman fort, which was one of a series along the Cumbrian coast intended to prevent Hadrian's Wall being outflanked by crossing the Solway Firth.
Geo-magnetic surveys have revealed a large Roman town surrounding the fort. An archaeological dig discovered evidence of a second, earlier, larger fort next to, and partially under the present remains. The Roman fort site was owned from the 16th century by generations of the Senhouse family. The main building on the site was constructed as a naval artillery drill hall in 1885; it was converted into a museum (the Senhouse Roman Museum) in 1990. The Senhouse family's collections are now housed in the museum. The numerous Roman artefacts include altars. The site has yielded more altars than any other in Britain, and the finds have been made over a long period of time, from Tudor times to the present century.' - Wikipedia

The Museum is adjacent to the remains of a Roman Fort from which the artefacts have been recovered. These include the largest collection of Roman altars from a single site in Britain, many fine religious sculptures including the mysterious Serpent Stone. Also on view is a reconstruction of the shrine from the fort’s headquarters, plus interpretative panels describing the fort, the Roman coastal defences, and the Senhouse family history.
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Maryport Roman Fortress
Maryport Roman Fortress submitted by Horatio : Maryport Fortress defending the western end of Hadrian's Wall from being outflanked via the Solway Firth (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Nearby Images from Geograph Britain and Ireland:
NY0337 : Sheep grazing on Alavna by Bill Boaden
by Bill Boaden
©2010(licence)
NY0337 : Site of the Roman fort at Maryport by Sarah Charlesworth
by Sarah Charlesworth
©2016(licence)
NY0337 : Benchmark on the Camp Road corner of the Roman Fort by Roger Templeman
by Roger Templeman
©2012(licence)
NY0337 : Wall of the Roman Fort at Camp Road/footpath junction by Roger Templeman
by Roger Templeman
©2012(licence)
NY0337 : Ordnance Survey Cut Mark by Adrian Dust
by Adrian Dust
©2018(licence)

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