<< Text Pages >> Branodunum - Stone Fort or Dun in England in Norfolk
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Roman, Greek and ClassicalSite Name: BranodunumCountry: England County: Norfolk Type: Stone Fort or Dun
Nearest Town: Brancaster
Map Ref: TF78214402
Latitude: 52.963927N Longitude: 0.651999E
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 |
| 0 | no data |
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Stone Fort or Dun in Norfolk
A field marks the site of the Roman fortress of Branodunum. It was built in the 230s and later became part of the Saxon Shore fortification system. See Roman Fortress of Branodunum (Wikipedia).
[Note: the name means 'Fort of the Ravens' and is scheduled as Historic England List ID 1003983, 'Roman fort (Branodunum)'.]
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