Fortress
Carrawburgh
ENG England
Carrawburgh is a settlement in Northumberland. In Roman times, it was the site of a 3+1⁄2-acre (1.5 ha) auxiliary fort on Hadrian's Wall called Brocolitia, Procolita, or Brocolita.
The name "Procolita" is found in the 5th-century document, the Notitia Dignitatum, and "Brocoliti" in the 7th-century Ravenna Cosmography. The name is probably based on the Celtic name for the place, and one possible translation put forward is 'badger holes'.
Text adapted from “Carrawburgh” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Carrawburgh ranks #2,738 of 7,044 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #188 of the 315 mapped in England. See how England compares in the castle statistics.
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Where is Carrawburgh?
Carrawburgh stands in England, at 55.03491°, -2.22198°.
How famous is Carrawburgh?
In this atlas's fame ranking: #2,738 of 7,044 worldwide, and #188 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 Carrawburgh?
Hadrian's Wall, about 5 km away.
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