Roman Circus Starting Gates

Roman Circus Starting Gates is a ruins in City of Colchester, Essex, England. Roman Circus Starting Gates is situated nearby to the museum Roman Circus visitor centre, as well as near the historic building Cavalry Barracks A.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Colchester Castle and Colchester Town railway station.

Colchester Castle

Museum

Photo: George Gastin, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Colchester Castle is a Norman castle in Colchester, Essex, England, dating from the second half of the eleventh century. The keep of the castle is mostly intact and is the largest example of its kind anywhere in Europe, due to it being built on the foundations of the Roman Temple of Claudius. Colchester Castle is situated 3,000 feet northeast of Roman Circus Starting Gates.

Colchester Town railway station

Railway station

Photo: Monika, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Colchester Town railway station is on the Sunshine Coast Line in the East of England, and is the secondary station serving the city of Colchester, Essex. Colchester Town railway station is situated 2,400 feet northeast of Roman Circus Starting Gates.

Jumbo Water Tower

Photo: Ritchiehicks, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Jumbo Water Tower is a water tower at the Balkerne Gate in Colchester, Essex, and the largest water tower in the UK. Charles Clegg, the Borough Surveyor and Engineer, designed the structure. Jumbo Water Tower is situated 2,100 feet north of Roman Circus Starting Gates.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Colchester and The Hythe.

Colchester

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Colchester is a city in Essex, East Anglia. Home to the University of Essex, the Colchester Institute and an Army Garrison, and with its attractive old buildings, Roman wall, castle and proximity to Constable country, Colchester is an interesting place to visit.

The Hythe

Suburb

The Hythe is an area in the southeastern part of Colchester in Essex, England, on the River Colne. Historically it was a hamlet. The Hythe was home to the Paxmans Factory which manufactured automobile parts.

Lexden

Suburb

Photo: Paul Shreeve, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Lexden is a suburb of Colchester in Essex, England, lying approximately 1 mile west of the city centre. It has a public house called the Crown. The parish church of St Leonard's is dedicated to Leonard of Noblac, the patron saint of prisoners.

Roman Circus Starting Gates

Type: Ruins
Category: historic site
Location: City of Colchester, Essex, East of England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

51.88368° or 51° 53′ 1″ north

Longitude

0.89569° or 0° 53′ 45″ east

Open location code

9F32VVMW+F7

OpenStreetMap ID

way 685698324

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=ruins

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Roman Circus visitor centre and Cavalry Barracks A.

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