Fortress
Aldborough Roman Site
ENG England
Isurium or Isurium of the Brigantes (Latin: Isurium Brigantum) was a Roman fort and town in the province of Britannia at the site of present-day Aldborough in North Yorkshire, England, in the United Kingdom. Its remains—the Aldborough Roman Site—are in the care of English Heritage.
The Roman road through the town formed a leg of both Dere Street—connecting Eboracum (York) to the Antonine Wall—and the Roman equivalent of Watling Street, which here connected Eboracum with Luguvalium (Carlisle). The modern village retains part of the Roman street plan and the church stands on the site of the forum.
Text adapted from “Isurium Brigantum” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Aldborough Roman Site ranks #2,839 of 7,044 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #197 of the 315 mapped in England. See how England compares in the castle statistics.
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Where is Aldborough Roman Site?
Aldborough Roman Site stands in England, at 54.0908°, -1.3816°.
How famous is Aldborough Roman Site?
In this atlas's fame ranking: #2,839 of 7,044 worldwide, and #197 in England. Fame here combines how many Wikipedia language editions cover a landmark with how many people read them.
What is the nearest castle to Aldborough Roman Site?
Knaresborough Castle, about 11 km away.
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