Burgh Castle

Burgh Castle is the site of one of nine Roman Saxon Shore forts constructed in England around the 3rd century AD, to hold troops as a defence against Saxon raids up the rivers of the east and south coasts of southern Britain.
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  • Archaeological site
  • …lies at an elevation of 30 feet (9 metres)
  • Description: Roman archaeological site
  • Also known as
    “Burgh Castle Roman Site”
    “Gariannonum”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Church of St Peter and St Paul and Berney Arms railway station.
Evelyn Simak, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is situated 1,400 feet northeast of Burgh Castle.
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is a stop on the Wherry… is situated 1 mile northwest of Burgh Castle.
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is a tower mill located… is situated 3,400 feet northwest of Burgh Castle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Berney Arms and Fritton.
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is a settlement on the north bank of the…
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is a village in the civil parish… is situated 3 miles south of Burgh Castle.
Colin Mitchell, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Freethorpe is a village and civil parish in the county of . is situated 3 miles west of Burgh Castle.

Burgh Castle

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Latitude
52.58262° or 52° 34′ 57″ north
Longitude
1.65157° or 1° 39′ 6″ east
Open location code
9F43HMM2+2J
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1475445837
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
Geo­Names ID
6287327
Wiki­data ID
Q11680360

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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Turkish—“Burgh Castle” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “Burgh Castle”
  • Cebuano: “Burgh Castle (kastilyo)”
  • Chinese: “伯格城堡”
  • Danish: “Burgh Castle (romersk fæstning)”
  • Danish: “Burgh Castle”
  • German: “Burgh Castle”
  • Italian: “Forte romano di Burgh Castle”
  • Spanish: “Burgh Castle (fortificación)”
  • Spanish: “Burgh Castle”
  • Swedish: “Burgh Castle (slott)”
  • Turkish: “Burgh Kalesi”

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