Blatobulgium

Blatobulgium was a Roman fort, located at the modern-day site known as Birrens, in , . It protected the main western road to Scotland.
Wikipedia
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  • Archaeological site
  • …lies at an elevation of 240 feet (73 metres)
  • Description: Roman fort in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, UK
  • Also known as
    “Birrens”
    “Birrens Roman Fort”
    “Blatum Bulgium”
    “Castrum Blatobulgium”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Purdomstone Reservoir and Bonshaw Tower.

Reservoir
Photo: Walter Baxter, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is situated 1½ miles north of Blatobulgium.

Building
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is an oblong tower house, probably… is situated 2½ miles southeast of Blatobulgium.

Building
Photo: Chris Newman, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a building, which is situated 2 miles southeast of Blatobulgium.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Eaglesfield and Ecclefechan.

Village
Photo: Kevin Rae, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village in south east …

Village
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is a village located in in the south of . is situated 1½ miles west of Blatobulgium.

Village
Photo: Walter Baxter, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village in , southern . is situated 1½ miles southeast of Blatobulgium.

Blatobulgium

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Latitude
55.06493° or 55° 3′ 54″ north
Longitude
-3.22443° or 3° 13′ 28″ west
Open location code
9C7R3Q7G+X6
Open­Street­Map ID
way 277488605
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
Geo­Names ID
2655598
Wiki­data ID
Q1710821

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In Other Languages

From Breton to Swedish—“Blatobulgium” goes by many names.
  • Breton: “Blatobulgium”
  • Bulgarian: “Биренс”
  • Cebuano: “Birrens”
  • Czech: “Birrens”
  • Czech: “Blatobulgium”
  • German: “Birrens Fort”
  • German: “Blatobulgium”
  • German: “Blatum Bulgium”
  • German: “Kastell Birrens”
  • German: “Kastell Blatobulgium”
  • Italian: “Blato Bulgio”
  • Italian: “Blatobulgio”
  • Italian: “Blatobulgium”
  • Latin: “Blatobulgium”
  • Scots: “Blatobulgium”
  • Swedish: “Blatobulgium”

Localities in the Area

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Nearby Places

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