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Magnis

Magnis or Magna was a Roman fort near in northern Britain. Its ruins are now known as Carvoran Roman Fort and are located near Carvoran, , in northern .
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  • Type: Archaeological site
  • Description: Roman fort (castrum) on Stanegate in northern Britain
  • Also known as: “Carvoran Roman Fort”, “Magna (Carvoran)”, “Magna Roman Fort”, “Magnae (Carvoran)”, “Magnae Carvetiorum”, “Magnis (Carvoran)”, “Magnis Roman fort”, and “Magnis Roman Fort”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Milecastle 46 and Thirlwall Castle.

Archaeological site
Photo: Mike Quinn, CC BY-SA 2.0.
was a milecastle on . is situated 1,100 feet north of Magnis.

Photo: Ashley Dace, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a 12th-century castle in , , on the bank of the close to the village of and approximately 20 miles west of . is situated 2,500 feet northwest of Magnis.

Church
Photo: Bill Henderson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is situated 2,100 feet southwest of Magnis.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Gilsland and Haltwhistle.

Village
Photo: Mike Quinn, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village in northern England about 20 miles west of , and about 18 miles east of , which straddles the border between and . is situated 2 miles west of Magnis.

Photo: Tony Hisgett, CC BY 2.0.
is a market town in , along the route between Newcastle and Carlisle, with a population of 4650 in 2021. It contrived to be named for a railway halt over 600 years before that railway arrived: Hautwysel means a hill between two forks of a river. is the main reason to visit, the Roman frontier defence built in 122 AD.

Hamlet
is a hamlet in the civil parish of , in , England. It was historically served by Featherstone Park railway station. is situated 3½ miles south of Magnis.

Magnis

Latitude
54.9848° or 54° 59′ 5″ north
Longitude
-2.52433° or 2° 31′ 28″ west
Open location code
9C6VXFMG+W7
Open­Street­Map ID
way 250798996
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
Wiki­data ID
Q3843335
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In Other Languages

From Breton to Norwegian Nynorsk—“Magnis” goes by many names.
  • Breton: “Kreñvlec’h Carvoran”
  • Czech: “Carvoran”
  • Czech: “Magna”
  • Czech: “Magnae Carvetiorum”
  • Czech: “Magnis”
  • Dutch: “Magnis (Carvoran)”
  • Dutch: “Magnis”
  • French: “Magnis”
  • German: “Kastell Carvoran”
  • German: “Kastell Magna”
  • German: “Kastell Magnis”
  • Hebrew: “מגניאה קארוטיאורום”
  • Italian: “Magnis”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Magnis i Carvoran”

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