Castrum Gariannonum

Castrum in England, dating from the Roman

Gariannonum, or Gariannum, was a Roman Saxon Shore fort in Norfolk, England. The Notitia Dignitatum, a Roman Army "order of battle" from about AD 400, lists nine forts of the Saxon Shore in south and east England, among which one was called Gariannonor. It has been much discussed over the years in terms of spelling (Gariannonum, Garianonum, Gariannum), purpose (whether it really was intended for defence against Saxon raids), and location (whether it was Burgh Castle or the Caister-on-Sea site). The fort is listed as being commanded by the Praepositus equitum stablesianorum, implying its garris

From Gariannonum on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA.

Type:

Castrum

Period:

Roman

Coordinates:

52.58°N, 1.65°E

Explore this and over 1.8 million other heritage records on Fornland, the free map of cultural heritage across northern and central Europe.