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London Roman Fort
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- Name:
- London Roman Fort
- Continent:
- EUROPE
- Alt Name:
- -
- Country:
- United Kingdom
- Period:
- Ancient Rome
- Sub-Region:
- -
- Date:
- 100AD - 199AD
- City/Town:
- London
- Figure:
- -
- Resorts:
- London,
- Related:
- London Roman Amphitheatre, London Roman Wall,
Museum of London, British Museum,
about London Roman Fort
The London Roman Fort was built in around 120 AD - around the same time as Hadrian’s Wall - to house the soldiers of Roman Britain’s most important town of the time, Londinium.
Covering around 12 acres in its heyday, the London Roman Fort would have been a square complex similar in architecture - but around three times the size of - forts such as those of Housesteads and Chester. It was probably home to around 1,000 soldiers.
The pin on the map shows the section of the London Roman Fort found on Noble Street, which would have been its southwest corner. Other parts of the fort are contained underground, notably in an underground car park nearby.
For information, ask the Museum of London, which also hosts tours of this site.
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contact details
Address: Noble Street, London
Phone: +44 (0)20 7001 9844
useful information
Directions:
Nearest underground: Barbican (Circle, Hammersmith and Metropolitan lines and national rail), St Paul’s (central line), Moorgate (Northern, Circle, Hammersmith and Metropolitan lines and national rail). Buses 4, 8, 25, 56, 100, 172, 242 and 521 stop nearby.
Ticket Information:
Viewable at all times. For tours by the Museum of London, see their site.
Links:
http://www.museumoflondon.org.uk/English/Collections/OnlineResources/Londinium/analysis/militarylife/measures/17 fort.htm
http://www.museumoflondon.org.uk/English/EventsExhibitions/Events/eventDetails.htm?eventID=2758
http://www.museumoflondon.org.uk/NR/rdonlyres/E413416A-6480-4075-8728-60C45B3FCC05/0/8FortandNobleStreet.pdf
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