Banna

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Banna is the Latin name of Birdoswald Roman Fort, a key military site along Hadrian’s Wall in Roman Britain.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Roman fort
UNESCO World Heritage Site component
archaeological site
associatedWith Hadrian's Wall
surface form: Hadrian's Wall frontier system
builtBy Roman army
category Forts along Hadrian's Wall
Roman sites in Cumbria
constructedAlong Hadrian's Wall
country United Kingdom
currentUse heritage attraction
excavatedBy archaeologists
functionedAs fort on Hadrian's Wall
garrisonedBy auxiliary units
cohors I Aelia Dacorum
hasEvidenceOf late Roman activity
long-term occupation
post-Roman reuse
hasFeature barracks
granaries
nearby civilian settlement (vicus)
principia
stone fortifications
vallum
hasRemains substantial standing walls
visible fort layout
knownFor views over the River Irthing valley
well-preserved fort remains
LatinNameOf Birdoswald Roman Fort
locatedIn Cumbria
Roman Britain
locatedNear Gilsland
River Irthing
managedBy English Heritage
modernSiteName Birdoswald Roman Fort
near western sector of Hadrian's Wall
openTo public
partOf Hadrian's Wall
Hadrian's Wall
surface form: Hadrian's Wall World Heritage Site

Frontiers of the Roman Empire World Heritage Site
surface form: Roman frontier in Britain
provinceInAntiquity Britannia
recordedIn Roman military inscriptions
region North West England
timePeriod Roman Antiquity
surface form: Roman Imperial period
usedFor border control
garrisoning troops
military defence

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