Roman Fortress
Roman Fortress is a memorial in York, England. Roman Fortress is situated nearby to Bootham Bar, as well as near the city gate Queen Margaret’s Arch.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include York Minster and York Theatre Royal.
York Minster
Church
Photo: MatzeTrier, CC BY-SA 3.0.
York Minster, formally the Cathedral and Metropolitical Church of St Peter in York, is an Anglican cathedral in the city of York, North Yorkshire, England. York Minster is situated 670 feet east of Roman Fortress.
York Theatre Royal
Theater building
Photo: Jhsteel, CC BY-SA 3.0.
York Theatre Royal is a theatre on St Leonard's Place, in York, England, which dates back to 1744. The theatre currently seats 750 people. Whilst the theatre is traditionally a proscenium theatre, it was reconfigured for a season in 2011 to offer productions in-the-round.
Yorkshire Museum
Museum
The Yorkshire Museum is a museum in York, England. It was opened in 1830, and has five permanent collections, covering biology, geology, archaeology, numismatics and astronomy. Yorkshire Museum is situated 610 feet southwest of Roman Fortress.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bootham and York.
Bootham
Neighborhood
Bootham is a street in the city of York, England, leading north out of the city centre. It is also the name of the small district surrounding the street.
York
Photo: robbophotos, CC BY 2.0.
The ancient cathedral city of York has a history dating back over 2000 years. Romans, Saxons, Vikings, and Britons from all eras have each left their mark.
The Groves
Neighborhood
Photo: Ian S, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Groves is a district of York, England, covering the area just north of the city centre between Huntington Road and Haxby Road. The district is near York Hospital and the city ring road.
Roman Fortress
- Type: Memorial
- Inscription: “This plaque marks the site of the Porta Principalis Dextra or North Western Gate of the Roman Fortress of which the foundations as rebuilt circa A.D.300 lie just below ground.”
- Category: historic site
- Location: York, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
53.96268° or 53° 57′ 46″ northLongitude
-1.08516° or 1° 5′ 7″ westOperator
York Civic TrustOpen location code
9C5WXW77+3WOpenStreetMap ID
node 14159773454OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorial
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