Carrawburgh
Carrawburgh is a settlement in Northumberland. In Roman times, it was the site of a 3+1⁄2-acre auxiliary fort on Hadrian's Wall called Brocolitia, Procolita, or Brocolita.Photo: Putney9, Public domain.
Photo: Senortubbs, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Protected area
- Description: Roman fort in Northumberland, England, UK
- Also known as: “Brocolitia Fort”, “Brocolitia Roman fort”, and “Carrawburgh, Northumberland”
Photo: Victuallers, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Coventina’s Well and Milecastle 32.
Coventina’s Well
Spring
Photo: Mike Quinn, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Coventina’s Well is a spring, which is situated 490 feet west of Carrawburgh.
Milecastle 32
Archaeological site
Photo: Mike Quinn, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Milecastle 32 was a milecastle of the Roman Hadrian's Wall. Its remains exist as earthworks and with no exposed masonry. The layout of the milecastle walls is defined by robber trenches (to a maximum depth of 0.3 metres. Milecastle 32 is situated 1 mile west of Carrawburgh.
Milecastle 30
Archaeological site
Photo: Les Hull, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Milecastle 30 was a milecastle of the Roman Hadrian's Wall. Its remains exist as an outward-facing scarp with a maximum height of 0.8 metres. Masonry from the east wall remains in situ. Milecastle 30 is situated 1 mile east of Carrawburgh.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Greenhaugh and Limestone Corner.
Greenhaugh
Hamlet
Photo: Oliver Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Greenhaugh is a small village in Northumberland, England. It is located northwest of Bellingham and borders the Northumberland National Park. It is in the parish of Tarset.
Limestone Corner
Locality
Photo: Les Hull, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Limestone Corner is an area of Hadrian's Wall at its most northerly point, in present-day northern England. It represents the most northerly point of the Roman Empire, outside the two periods during which the Antonine Wall was occupied by the Roman military.
Carrawburgh
- Categories: archaeological site, castrum, and historic site
- Location: Newbrough, Northumberland, North East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.03494° or 55° 2′ 6″ northLongitude
-2.22203° or 2° 13′ 19″ westOpen location code
9C7V2QMH+X5OpenStreetMap ID
way 225335633OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteWikidata ID
Q5046041
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In Other Languages
From Breton to Welsh—“Carrawburgh” goes by many names.
- Breton: “Carrawburgh”
- Cebuano: “Brocolitia Roman fort”
- Chinese: “卡洛堡”
- Chinese: “卡羅伯格”
- Czech: “Carrawburgh”
- Dutch: “Carrawburgh”
- Dutch: “Fort van Carrawburgh”
- French: “Brocolitia”
- French: “Fort romain de Carrawburgh”
- German: “Brocolitia”
- German: “Carrawburgh”
- Irish: “Carrawburgh”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Carrawburgh”
- Norwegian: “Carrawburgh”
- Polish: “Carrawburgh”
- Slovak: “Carrawburgh”
- Swedish: “Brocolitia Roman fort”
- Welsh: “Carrawburgh”
- “Carrawburgh”
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