Bewcastle Roman Fort
Bewcastle Roman Fort was built to the north of Hadrian's Wall as an outpost fort possibly intended for scouting and intelligence. The remains of the fort are situated at the village of Bewcastle, Cumbria, 7 miles to the north of the Roman fort at Birdoswald, on Hadrian's Wall.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Mike Quinn, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: Roman fort, built in 120 to the north of Hadrian’s Wall
- Also known as: “Fanum Cocidi”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Bewcastle Castle and Bewcastle Cross.
Bewcastle Castle
Photo: Peter McDermott, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bewcastle Castle is a ruined castle in the parish of Bewcastle in the English county of Cumbria, a few miles from the Scottish border.
Bewcastle Cross
Cross
Photo: Oliver Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Bewcastle Cross is an Northumbrian cross which is still in its original position within the churchyard of St Cuthbert's church at Bewcastle, in the English county of Cumbria.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Blackpool Gate and Banks.
Blackpool Gate
Hamlet
Photo: Rose and Trev Clough, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Blackpool Gate is a settlement in the civil parish of Bewcastle, which is in the district of the Cumberland in the county of Cumbria, England. It is in the historic county of Cumberland. Blackpool Gate is situated 3 miles northwest of Bewcastle Roman Fort.
Banks
Hamlet
Photo: Andrew Curtis, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Banks is a village in Cumbria, England, astride the course of Hadrian's Wall, 3 mile NE of the market town of Brampton. The historic Lanercost Priory is just a mile to the SW. Banks is situated 6 miles south of Bewcastle Roman Fort.
Bewcastle Roman Fort
- Categories: castrum, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Bewcastle, Cumberland, Cumbria, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.06426° or 55° 3′ 51″ northLongitude
-2.68199° or 2° 40′ 55″ westElevation
499 feet (152 metres)Open location code
9C7V3879+P6OpenStreetMap ID
node 12476136871OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Bewcastle Roman Fort” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Fanum Cocidi”
- Czech: “Bewcastle”
- Czech: “Fanum Cocidi”
- Dutch: “Fort van Bewcastle”
- French: “Camp romain de Bewcastle”
- French: “Fanum Cocidi”
- French: “fort romain de Bewcastle”
- French: “Fort romain de Bewcastle”
- German: “Fanum Cocidi”
- Italian: “Fanum Cocidi”
- Swedish: “Fanum Cocidi”
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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 “Bewcastle Roman Fort”. Photo: Mike Quinn, CC BY-SA 2.0.