2006

NY3703 : Galava Roman Fort, Ambleside

taken 18 years ago, near to Clappersgate, Cumbria, England

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Galava Roman Fort, Ambleside
Galava Roman Fort, Ambleside
This is only part of the fort, which measured 135m by 90m. The first fort here was built by Agricola in 79AD, but this was superseded by a larger fort built by Trajan in 100, which was in use for about 300 years. For a better view of the stone foundations see LinkExternal link

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Category: Roman archaeological site
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NY3703, 368 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Humphrey Bolton   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Saturday, 6 May, 2006   (more nearby)
Submitted
Monday, 15 May, 2006
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NY 372 034 [100m precision]
WGS84: 54:25.3284N 2:58.1620W
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