Fortress
Chesters Roman Fort
ENG England
Cilurnum or Cilurvum was an ancient Roman fort on Hadrian's Wall at Chesters near the village of Walwick, Northumberland. It is also known as Walwick Chesters to distinguish it from Great Chesters fort and Halton Chesters.
Cilurnum is included in the Notitia Dignitatum of the late 4th/early 5th century.
Cilurnum is considered to be the best-preserved and best example of a Roman cavalry fort on Hadrian's Wall. The site is now preserved by English Heritage as Chesters Roman Fort. There is a museum on the site housing finds from the fort and elsewhere along the wall.
Text adapted from “Cilurnum” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Chesters Roman Fort ranks #2,331 of 7,044 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #159 of the 315 mapped in England. See how England compares in the castle statistics.
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Where is Chesters Roman Fort?
Chesters Roman Fort stands in England, at 55.026°, -2.139°.
How famous is Chesters Roman Fort?
In this atlas's fame ranking: #2,331 of 7,044 worldwide, and #159 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 Chesters Roman Fort?
Haughton Castle, about 3 km away.
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