Carrawburgh

Carrawburgh is a settlement in . In Roman times, it was the site of a 3+1⁄2-acre auxiliary fort on called Brocolitia, Procolita, or Brocolita.
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  • Archaeological site
  • …lies at an elevation of 735 feet (224 metres)
  • Description: Roman fort in Northumberland, England, UK
  • Also known as
    “Brocolitia Roman fort”
    “Carrawburgh, Northumberland”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Coventina’s Well and Milecastle 32.
is a spring, which is situated 490 feet west of Carrawburgh.
was a milecastle of the Roman . is situated 1 mile west of Carrawburgh.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Greenhaugh and Limestone Corner.

Carrawburgh

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Latitude
55.03491° or 55° 2′ 6″ north
Longitude
-2.22198° or 2° 13′ 19″ west
Open location code
9C7V2QMH+X6
Geo­Names ID
Wiki­data ID

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In Other Languages

From Breton to Welsh—“Carrawburgh” goes by many names.
  • Breton: “Carrawburgh”
  • Cebuano: “Brocolitia Roman fort”
  • Chinese: “卡洛堡”
  • Chinese: “卡羅伯格”
  • Czech: “Carrawburgh”
  • Dutch: “Carrawburgh”
  • Dutch: “Fort van Carrawburgh”
  • French: “Brocolitia”
  • French: “Fort romain de Carrawburgh”
  • German: “Brocolitia”
  • German: “Carrawburgh”
  • Irish: “Carrawburgh”
  • Latin: “Brocolita”
  • Latin: “Brocolitia”
  • Latin: “Procolita”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Carrawburgh”
  • Norwegian: “Carrawburgh”
  • Polish: “Carrawburgh”
  • Slovak: “Carrawburgh”
  • Swedish: “Brocolitia Roman fort”
  • Urdu: “کیرا برگ”
  • Welsh: “Carrawburgh”

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