Portchester Castle (Portchester)

United Kingdom / England / Portsmouth / Portchester
 castle, fortification, Roman Empire, interesting place, Grade I Listed (UK), scheduled ancient monument
Portchester Castle, Hampshire, England
Roman fort
The fort of Portus Adurni was built during the 3rd century to protect the southern coastline of Britain from Saxon raiders. Unusually for a building of this period, the majority of the walls and bastions are complete.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portchester_Castle
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Coordinates:   50°50'14"N   1°6'50"W

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