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<< Our Photo Pages >> Othona Roman Fort - Early Christian Sculptured Stone in England in Essex

Submitted by Antonine on Monday, 27 June 2022  Page Views: 1338

Multi-periodSite Name: Othona Roman Fort Alternative Name: St Peter-on-the-Wall
Country: England County: Essex Type: Early Christian Sculptured Stone
Nearest Town: Bradwell-on-Sea
Map Ref: TM031081
Latitude: 51.734799N  Longitude: 0.939926E
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
4 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
4 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
0No data.
4 Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
0no data
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Othona Roman Fort
Othona Roman Fort submitted by Antonine : 2009 (Vote or comment on this photo)
One of Britain’s oldest churches is set on the site of the Roman fortress of Othona - one of The Saxon Shore forts. St Cedd, who arrived there in AD 653 from Northumbria, later used stones from the fortress to build the chapel. It can be reached from Bradwell-on-Sea by a half-mile-long footpath.

The Saxon Shore (Latin: litus Saxonicum) was a military command of the late Roman Empire, consisting of a series of fortifications on both sides of the Channel. It was established in the late 3rd century and was led by the "Count of the Saxon Shore". In the late 4th century, his functions were limited to Britain, while the fortifications in Gaul were established as separate commands. Several Saxon Shore forts survive in east and south-east England. Source: Wikipedia
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Othona Roman Fort
Othona Roman Fort submitted by Upozi : Interior 2020 (Vote or comment on this photo)

Othona Roman Fort
Othona Roman Fort submitted by Upozi : Taken in 2020 (Vote or comment on this photo)

Othona Roman Fort
Othona Roman Fort submitted by Antonine : The foreshore, 2009 (Vote or comment on this photo)

Othona Roman Fort
Othona Roman Fort submitted by Antonine : The altar, 2009 (Vote or comment on this photo)

Othona Roman Fort
Othona Roman Fort submitted by Antonine : Stones set into altar base, 2009

Othona Roman Fort
Othona Roman Fort submitted by Antonine : Interior, 2009

Othona Roman Fort
Othona Roman Fort submitted by Antonine : 2009

Othona Roman Fort
Othona Roman Fort submitted by Antonine

Othona Roman Fort
Othona Roman Fort submitted by Antonine

Othona Roman Fort
Othona Roman Fort submitted by Antonine

Othona Roman Fort
Othona Roman Fort submitted by Antonine : Interior, 2009

Othona Roman Fort
Othona Roman Fort submitted by Antonine

Othona Roman Fort
Othona Roman Fort submitted by Antonine : 2009

Othona Roman Fort
Othona Roman Fort submitted by Antonine

Othona Roman Fort
Othona Roman Fort submitted by Antonine

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Re: Othona Roman Fort by Upozi on Monday, 10 April 2023
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According to the information board supported by the remains of bricked-up arches, the chapel is itself the entrance/guard house to the fort although presumably much changed.
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