Cataractonium
Roman site in North Yorkshire, England / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Cataractonium was a fort and settlement in Roman Britain. The settlement evolved into Catterick, located in North Yorkshire, England.[1]
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Alternative name | Caturactonium Cactabactonion |
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Location | Catterick, North Yorkshire, England |
Region | Brittania |
Coordinates | 54°23′3″N 01°38′59″W |
Type | Fortification and settlement |
Length | 135m |
Width | 135m |
Area | 1.8ha |
History | |
Builder | Quintus Petillius Cerialis |
Founded | 71 |
Periods | Roman Imperial |
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