Piercebridge Roman Fort
Piercebridge Roman Fort is a scheduled ancient monument situated in the village of Piercebridge on the banks of the River Tees in modern-day County Durham, England.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: fort in Piercebridge, Darlington, England, UK
- Also known as: “Piercebridge Roman fort”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Church of St Mary and Piercebridge Bridge.
Piercebridge Bridge
Bridge
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Piercebridge Bridge is situated 460 feet south of Piercebridge Roman Fort.
Piercebridge Roman Bridge
Archaeological site
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Piercebridge Roman Bridge is the ruin of a Roman bridge over the River Tees, northern England. It is near the villages of Cliffe and Piercebridge, County Durham. The most recent excavations were by Channel 4's Time Team in 2009. Piercebridge Roman Bridge is situated 1,300 feet east of Piercebridge Roman Fort.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Piercebridge and Carlbury.
Piercebridge
Village
Photo: Mick Garratt, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Piercebridge is a village and civil parish in the borough of Darlington and the ceremonial county of Durham, England. It is situated a few miles west of the town of Darlington.
Carlbury
Hamlet
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Carlbury is a hamlet in the civil parish of High Coniscliffe in County Durham, in England. It is situated a few miles to the west of Darlington, on the north bank of the River Tees between Piercebridge to the west, and High Coniscliffe to the east.
Denton
Hamlet
Photo: Hugh Mortimer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Denton is a village in the borough of Darlington and the ceremonial county of County Durham, England. The population of Denton taken at the 2011 Census was less than 100. Denton is situated 2 miles north of Piercebridge Roman Fort.
Piercebridge Roman Fort
- Categories: castrum, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Cliffe, Richmondshire District, North Yorkshire, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.53604° or 54° 32′ 10″ northLongitude
-1.67592° or 1° 40′ 33″ westOpen location code
9C6WG8PF+CJOpenStreetMap ID
way 70593151OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteWikidata ID
Q7191841
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In Other Languages
From French to Latin—“Piercebridge Roman Fort” goes by many names.
- French: “fort romain de Piercebridge”
- French: “Fort romain de Piercebridge”
- Latin: “Bremesio?”
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