Glannoventa

Glannoventa
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Also known as: camp romain de Ravenglass, Cantiventi, Clanoventa, fort romain de Ravenglass, Glannibanta, Glannoventa Roman Fort, Kastell Glannoventa, Kastell Ravenglass, Ravenglass Roman Fort

Glannoventa is a Roman fort and naval base at Ravenglass in Cumbria [1]. The fort appears in Roman records under various names: Clanoventa (2nd-century Antonine Itinerary), Glannibanta (4th-century Notitia Dignitatum), and Cantiventi (6th-century Ravenna Cosmography) [1]. The site served as a key military installation controlling the northwestern coast of Roman Britain.

TypeFortress/citadel
Period1 - 500 AD
CountryEngland
Coordinates54.3493° N, 3.4040° W

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