The Roman Fort

The Roman Fort is in Brough, Westmorland and Furness, England. The Roman Fort is situated nearby to the archaeological site Verterae, as well as near the ruins Brough Castle.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Brough Castle and Verterae.

Brough Castle

Ruins

Photo: Supergolden, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Brough Castle is a ruined castle in the village of Brough, Cumbria, England. The castle was built by William Rufus around 1092 within the old Roman fort of Verterae to protect a key route through the Pennine Mountains.

Verterae

Archaeological site

Photo: David Medcalf, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Verterae was a Roman fort in the modern-day village of Brough, Cumbria, England. Occupied between the 1st and 5th centuries AD, it protected a key Roman road in the north of England.

Church of St Michael

Church

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Church of St Michael is situated 660 feet southeast of The Roman Fort.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Brough and Brough Sowerby.

Brough

Village

Photo: Supergolden, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Brough, sometimes known as Brough under Stainmore, is a village and civil parish in the historic county of Westmorland and the ceremonial county of Cumbria, England, within the Westmorland and Furness unitary authority area, on the western fringe of the Pennines near Stainmore.

Brough Sowerby

Village

Photo: Stephen Craven, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Brough Sowerby is a village and civil parish in the Westmorland and Furness district of Cumbria, England. It is located 22.3 miles southeast of the town of Penrith.

Helbeck

Hamlet

Photo: David Brown, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Helbeck is a settlement and civil parish near the village of Brough, in Westmorland and Furness, in the county of Cumbria, England. There is a wood called Helbeck Wood nearby.

The Roman Fort

Type: Sign
Categories: information and tourism
Location: Brough, Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

54.52132° or 54° 31′ 17″ north

Longitude

-2.32353° or 2° 19′ 25″ west

Open location code

9C6VGMCG+GH

OpenStreetMap ID

node 14226480568

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=information

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