Alauna, Maryport

Alauna was a Roman fort on the Cumbrian coast established around AD 122 as a command and supply base for the western defences of Hadrian's Wall. Geophysical surveys revealed a second, earlier fort beneath the visible remains and a substantial civilian settlement. The site has yielded more Roman altar stones than any other in Britain, including 23 altars dedicated to Jupiter. Excavations beginning in 2011 won the 2015 British Archaeology Awards Research Project of the Year.