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Alavana

Alavana was a name tentatively applied to the ruins of a Roman fort at Watercrook about 2 mi south of in , for which the Roman name Medibogdo is a perfect fit to its river-bend position.
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  • Type: Archaeological site
  • Description: Roman fort originally built ca. AD 90 and rebuilt ca. AD 130
  • Also known as: “Alauna roman fort” and “Watercrook, Alavana, Alavna”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Kendal College and Kendal Castle.

College
is a further education college situated in on the edge of the National Park. The college provides a range of training and education programmes, including Further Education, Higher Education and training courses to support local employers, as well as more diverse work such as hospitality consultancy for Cambridge University. is situated 2,900 feet north of Alavana.

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is a medieval fortification to the east of the town of , , in northern England. The castle, which is atop a glacial drumlin, was built in the 13th century as the Caput baroniae for the Barony of Kendal. is situated 1¼ miles northeast of Alavana.

Museum
Photo: Alexander P Kapp, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Museum of Lakeland Life & Industry, formerly the Museum of Lakeland Life and sometimes abbreviated to MOLLI, is a local museum in , , northwest England. is situated 1 mile north of Alavana.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Oxenholme and Kendal.

Village
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is a in England just south of the town of , with which it has begun to merge. It is best known for on the West Coast Main Line.

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, in , is a market town of 29,000 inhabitants. It describes itself as "The Gateway to the Lakes". is a picturesque, moderate sized town with plenty of shopping and surprisingly little tourist activity.

Hamlet
Photo: John Salmon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village in , England. is situated 2 miles southeast of Alavana.

Alavana

Latitude
54.30979° or 54° 18′ 35″ north
Longitude
-2.7486° or 2° 44′ 55″ west
Open location code
9C6V8752+WH
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1574201480
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
Wiki­data ID
Q18654686
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In Other Languages

From Breton to Spanish—“Alavana” goes by many names.
  • Breton: “Alavana”
  • Latin: “Alone”
  • Spanish: “Alavana”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Scroggs Wood and Dean Gibson Catholic Primary School.

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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 “Alavana”. Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.