Maglona Roman Fort
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Since Roman times, Wigton has played a strategic role in the communication network of the northwest, the Roman fort of Maglona, commonly known today as Old Carlisle, is located at the side of the A595 Carlisle to Cockermouth road, itself built by the Romans, about a mile east of the town.
The 1.8 ha Roman fort of Old Carlisle is still plainly visible, though completely covered with grass. The site can be a little disappointing; no stonework is visible, but the fort ditches and the mound covering the stone walls and earth rampart are superbly preserved on the west and west part of the south sides.
www.visitcumbria.com/wc/wigton-fort.htm
The 1.8 ha Roman fort of Old Carlisle is still plainly visible, though completely covered with grass. The site can be a little disappointing; no stonework is visible, but the fort ditches and the mound covering the stone walls and earth rampart are superbly preserved on the west and west part of the south sides.
www.visitcumbria.com/wc/wigton-fort.htm
Wikipedia article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wigton#History
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 54°48'26"N 3°9'11"W
- Gretna 22 km
- Caerlaverock Castle 31 km
- Yew Crag Quarry 32 km
- Windermere (lake) 44 km
- Burlington New Vein 62 km
- Burlington Old Vein 62 km
- Long Walk 92 km
- Eaglesham 127 km
- Burr Point (Extreme Points of Ireland) 151 km
- The Hunsdon (Wreck) 159 km
- Morton Park 15 km
- Denton Holme 16 km
- Currock 16 km
- Kingmoor Park Industrial Estate 18 km
- Kingstown Industrial Estate (Formerly RAF Carlisle / RAF Kingstown) 18 km
- Harraby East (New Harraby) 18 km
- Explosives Storage Depot : Eastriggs 18 km
- Former RAF Crosby-on-Eden - Carlisle Airport 26 km
- Solway Firth 55 km
- Dumfries & Galloway Council 62 km
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