Cilurnum

Cilurnum or Cilurvum was an ancient Roman fort on at Chesters near the village of , . It is also known as Walwick Chesters to distinguish it from Great Chesters fort and Halton Chesters.
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  • Type: Archaeological site
  • Description: Roman fort at Hadrian’s Wall
  • Also known as: “Chesters Roman Fort”, “Chesters Roman Fort Cilurnum”, “fort de Walwick Chesters”, “Kastell Chesters”, and “Kastell Cilurnum”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Chesters Bridge and Clayton Museum.

Archaeological site
Photo: Mike Quinn, CC BY-SA 2.0.
was a Roman bridge over the… is situated 860 feet east of Cilurnum.

Museum
Photo: Mike Quinn, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is situated 850 feet north of Cilurnum.

Archaeological site
Photo: Mike Quinn, CC BY-SA 2.0.
was a milecastle of the Roman . is situated 1,700 feet east of Cilurnum.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Chollerford and Low Brunton.

Village
Photo: Bobthebilda, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village in , England…

Hamlet
is a small village in , England.

Cilurnum

Latitude
55.02593° or 55° 1′ 33″ north
Longitude
-2.13967° or 2° 8′ 23″ west
Elevation
213 feet (65 metres)
Open location code
9C7V2VG6+94
Open­Street­Map ID
way 371643014
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
Geo­Names ID
7932544
Wiki­data ID
Q3818331
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In Other Languages

From Breton to Swedish—“Cilurnum” goes by many names.
  • Breton: “Cilurnum”
  • Catalan: “Cilurnum”
  • Cebuano: “Chesters Roman fort”
  • Chinese: “車士打羅馬兵營”
  • Czech: “Cilurnum”
  • Dutch: “Cilurnum”
  • French: “fort de Chesters”
  • French: “Fort de Chesters”
  • German: “Cilurnum”
  • Italian: “Cilurnum”
  • Latin: “Cilurnum”
  • Latin: “Cilurvum”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Cilurnum”
  • Spanish: “Cilurnum”
  • Swedish: “Chesters Roman fort”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Lincoln Hill and Wall.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Chesters Tea Room and Chesters House and Walled Garden.

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