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Birdoswald Roman Fort was known as Banna in Roman times, reflecting the geography of the site on a triangular spur of land bounded by cliffs to the south and east commanding a broad meander of the in below.
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  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: Roman fort in Cumbria, England
  • Also known as: “Banna, Birdoswald Roman Fort” and “Birdoswald Roman Fort”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Milecastle 49 and Milecastle 48.

Archaeological site
Photo: Mike Quinn, CC BY-SA 2.0.
was a milecastle on . is situated 1,600 feet east of Banna.

Archaeological site
Photo: Mike Quinn, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a milecastle on . Its remains lie near the village of in Cumbria where it was historically known as "The King's Stables", owing to the well-preserved interior walls. is situated 1¼ miles east of Banna.

Church
Photo: Oliver Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Mary Magdalene’s Church is a small mid-Victorian Anglican church on an isolated hillside in north-east , . Dedicated to Jesus' companion Mary Magdalene, it is the parish church of , but is almost a mile from the village and may have been intended as much for the use of visitors to the nearby Gilsland Spa hotel as for the village. is situated 1¼ miles northeast of Banna.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Gilsland and Banks.

Village
Photo: Mike Quinn, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village in northern England about 20 miles west of , and about 18 miles east of , which straddles the border between and .

Hamlet
Photo: Andrew Curtis, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village in , England, astride the course of , 3 mile NE of the market town of Brampton. The historic is just a mile to the SW. is situated 3½ miles west of Banna.

Hamlet
Photo: Alexander P Kapp, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village in the northern part of , England. The settlement is in the civil parish of , in the local government district. is known for the presence of and its proximity to . is situated 4 miles west of Banna.

Banna

Latitude
54.98943° or 54° 59′ 22″ north
Longitude
-2.60241° or 2° 36′ 9″ west
Elevation
522 feet (159 metres)
Operator
English Heritage
Open location code
9C6VX9QX+Q2
Open­Street­Map ID
way 27894508
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­fort
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Geo­Names ID
7602062
Wiki­data ID
Q2061016
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Norwegian Bokmål—“Banna” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “博度斯為羅馬軍營”
  • Czech: “Banna”
  • Czech: “Birdoswald”
  • Dutch: “Banna (Birdoswald)”
  • Dutch: “Banna”
  • French: “Banna”
  • French: “Camp romain de Birdoswald”
  • French: “Fort romain de Birdoswald”
  • German: “Kastell Birdoswald”
  • Italian: “Banna”
  • Italian: “Forte romano di Birdoswald”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Birdoswald”
  • Norwegian: “Birdoswald”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Banna”. Photo: Carl Bendelow, CC BY-SA 2.0.