Richborough Castle

Richborough Castle is a Roman Saxon Shore fort better known as Richborough Roman Fort. It is situated in near , . Substantial remains of the massive fort walls still stand to a height of several metres.
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  • Tourist attraction
  • …lies at an elevation of around 20 feet (10 metres)
  • …is wheelchair accessible
  • Description: Roman fort at Richborough, Ash, United Kingdom
  • Also known as
    “Portus Ritupis”
    “Richborough”
    “Richborough Fort”
    “Richborough Roman Fort”
    “Rutupiæ”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include St Mary’s Church and Sandwich railway station.
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St. Mary's Church is a redundant Anglican church in the town of , , England. is situated 1 mile south of Richborough Castle.
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serves in , . is situated 1½ miles south of Richborough Castle.
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Prince's Golf Club is a links golf course located in in in southeast . is situated 1½ miles east of Richborough Castle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Richborough and Ebbsfleet.
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is a settlement north of on the east coast of the county of , England.
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is a hamlet near , , at the head of . is situated 1½ miles northeast of Richborough Castle.
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is a small hamlet immediately adjacent to in East , England. is situated 2 miles southwest of Richborough Castle.

Richborough Castle

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Latitude
51.29297° or 51° 17′ 35″ north
Longitude
1.33203° or 1° 19′ 55″ east
UN/LOCODE
GB RIC
Open location code
9F3378VJ+5R
Open­Street­Map ID
way 257156063
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Geo­Names ID
2639391
Wiki­data ID
Q1309736

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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Spanish—“Richborough Castle” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “Rutupiae”
  • Chinese: “里奇伯勒城堡”
  • Chinese: “里奇伯勒堡”
  • Chinese: “魯特皮埃”
  • Czech: “římská pevnost v Richborough”
  • Dutch: “Richborough Castle”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “قلعة ريتشبورو”
  • French: “fort romain de Richborough”
  • French: “Rutupiae”
  • German: “Kastell Rutupiae”
  • German: “Rutupiae”
  • Italian: “Rutupiae”
  • Latin: “Rutupiae”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Rutupiæ”
  • Norwegian: “Rutupiæ”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Rutupiae”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Rutupije”
  • Spanish: “Rutupiae”

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Nearby Places

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