Verterae
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.Photo: David Medcalf, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: Roman fort in Brough, Cumbria, United Kingdom
- Also known as: “Brough Roman Fort”, “Verteris”, “Veterae”, and “Veteris”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Brough Castle and Church of St Michael.
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.
Church of St Michael
Church
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Church of St Michael is situated 740 feet southeast of Verterae.
Augill Castle
Building
Photo: Bob Harvey, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Augill Castle is a Gothic Revival country house in Brough, Cumbria. Originally a private residence, it was later converted into a hotel. Augill Castle is situated 1 mile east of Verterae.
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.
Verterae
- Categories: castrum, ancient Roman structure, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Brough, Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.52133° or 54° 31′ 17″ northLongitude
-2.32397° or 2° 19′ 26″ westOpen location code
9C6VGMCG+GCOpenStreetMap ID
node 434334334OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteWikidata ID
Q20706598
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
“Verterae” goes by many names.
- German: “Verterae”
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Highlights include Pica Hill and Thorny Hill.
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