Over Burrow Roman Fort
Over Burrow Roman Fort is the modern name given to a former Roman fort at Over Burrow, Lancashire in North West England. Today it is the site of the 18th-century country house Burrow Hall.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: Roman fort in Burrow-with-Burrow, Lancaster, England
- Also known as: “Calacum”, “Calavm”, “Galacum”, “Galacum Roman fort”, “Galacvm”, and “Roman fort and civil settlement, Over Burrow”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include St Michael’s Church, Whittington and St John the Baptist’s Church, Tunstall.
St Michael’s Church, Whittington
Church
Photo: mauldy, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Michael's Church is located in the settlement of Whittington, Lancashire, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Tunstall, the archdeaconry of Lancaster and the diocese of Blackburn. St Michael’s Church, Whittington is situated 1 mile west of Over Burrow Roman Fort.
St John the Baptist’s Church, Tunstall
Church
Photo: Karl and Ali, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St John the Baptist Church is located to the northeast of the village of Tunstall, Lancashire, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the united benefice of East Lonsdale, in the deanery of Tunstall, the archdeaconry of Lancaster and the diocese of Blackburn. St John the Baptist’s Church, Tunstall is situated 1¼ miles south of Over Burrow Roman Fort.
Sellet Hall
Historic house
Photo: Karl and Ali, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Sellet Hall is a historic house, which is situated 1¼ miles northwest of Over Burrow Roman Fort.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kirkby Lonsdale and Cantsfield.
Kirkby Lonsdale
Photo: Nilfanion, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Kirkby Lonsdale is a town in Cumbria in England. Notable buildings include St Mary's Church, a Norman building with fine carved columns. The view of the River Lune from the churchyard is known as "Ruskin's View" after John Ruskin, who called it one of the loveliest in England.
Cantsfield
Hamlet
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Cantsfield is a hamlet and civil parish in the City of Lancaster, in Lancashire, England, near the boundary with North Yorkshire. It is situated near the River Greta and on the A687 road near the junction with the A683. Cantsfield is situated 2 miles south of Over Burrow Roman Fort.
Masongill
Hamlet
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Masongill is a small community on the western edge of the county of North Yorkshire, England. The village, in the Yorkshire Dales, lies near the border of Lancashire to the west, and the nearby hamlet of Ireby. Masongill is situated 3 miles east of Over Burrow Roman Fort.
Over Burrow Roman Fort
- Categories: castrum, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Burrow-with-Burrow, Lancaster, Lancashire, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.17698° or 54° 10′ 37″ northLongitude
-2.59097° or 2° 35′ 28″ westOpen location code
9C6V5CG5+QJOpenStreetMap ID
node 1574117112OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteWikidata ID
Q17640916
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