Ilkley Roman Fort
Ilkley Roman Fort is a Roman fort on the south bank of the River Wharfe, at the centre of the modern town of Ilkley, a Victorian spa town in West Yorkshire, England.Photo: Paul Glazzard, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Photo: Onlybyland, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: Roman fort in Ilkley, West Yorkshire, England, UK
- Also known as: “Olicana”, “Olicana Roman Fort”, “Site of Roman Fort, Ilkley.”, and “Verbeia Roman Fort”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Ilkley Playhouse and The Box Tree.
Ilkley Playhouse
Theater building
Photo: Betty Longbottom, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ilkley Playhouse is a live theatre in Ilkley, Bradford, England. It is owned and run by Ilkley Players Ltd a not-for-profit charitable organisation. Ilkley Playhouse is run by an Executive Committee and is staffed almost entirely by volunteers drawn from its membership. Ilkley Playhouse is situated 380 feet east of Ilkley Roman Fort.
The Box Tree
Restaurant
Photo: Betty Longbottom, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Box Tree is a restaurant located in Ilkley, West Yorkshire, England. It is owned by Yorkshire businessman Adam Frontal and the current executive chef Brayden Davies. The Box Tree is situated 460 feet southwest of Ilkley Roman Fort.
Ilkley railway station
Railway station
Ilkley railway station serves Ilkley in the City of Bradford, West Yorkshire, England. On the Wharfedale Line, it is served by a combination of Class 333 and Class 331 electric trains run by Northern Trains, which also manages the station. Ilkley railway station is situated 1,100 feet southeast of Ilkley Roman Fort.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Middleton-on-Wharfe and Ben Rhydding.
Middleton-on-Wharfe
Village
Photo: David Spencer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Middleton is a hamlet and civil parish in the county of North Yorkshire, England. It is on the border with West Yorkshire and 1 mile north of the town centre of Ilkley, West Yorkshire and is continuous with the Middleton suburb of the town.
Ben Rhydding
Suburb
Photo: Colin Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ben Rhydding is a village in the City of Bradford, West Yorkshire, England. It is part of the Ilkley urban area and civil parish. The village is situated on a north-facing valley side beneath the Cow and Calf rocks and above and to the south of the River Wharfe.
Nesfield
Hamlet
Nesfield is a small village, 2 miles north-west of Ilkley on the north bank of the River Wharfe, in the civil parish of Nesfield with Langbar, in the county of North Yorkshire, England. Nesfield is situated 2 miles northwest of Ilkley Roman Fort.
Ilkley Roman Fort
- Categories: castrum, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Ilkley, Bradford, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.92705° or 53° 55′ 37″ northLongitude
-1.82433° or 1° 49′ 28″ westOpen location code
9C5WW5GG+R7OpenStreetMap ID
node 28150153OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteWikidata ID
Q7086777
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In Other Languages
From Czech to Spanish—“Ilkley Roman Fort” goes by many names.
- Czech: “Olicana”
- Czech: “Verbeia”
- Dutch: “Olicana”
- Spanish: “Olicana”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Manor House Art Gallery and Museum and Art School Ilkley.
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