Saxon Shore forts
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Saxon Shore forts were a network of late Roman coastal fortifications in Britain and northern Gaul built to defend against seaborne raiders, particularly Saxon pirates.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Saxon Shore forts canonical | 6 |
| Forts of the Saxon Shore | 1 |
| Saxon Shore forts system | 1 |
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Roman military fortification system
ⓘ
coastal defence network ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
diocese of the Gauls
ⓘ
surface form:
Diocese of Gaul
Diocese of the Britains ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | late Roman military architecture ⓘ |
| characteristic |
ditches and earthworks
ⓘ
massive stone walls ⓘ projecting bastions ⓘ seaward-facing defences ⓘ |
| commandedBy | Count of the Saxon Shore ⓘ |
| country | Roman Empire ⓘ |
| describedIn | Notitia Dignitatum ⓘ |
| hasCause | increase in Saxon and Frankish piracy ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
militarisation of Channel coast
ⓘ
strengthening of coastal defence in Britain ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Brancaster
ⓘ
Branodunum ⓘ Burgh Castle ⓘ Dubris ⓘ Fort at Boulogne-sur-Mer ⓘ
surface form:
Fort at Ambleteuse
Fort at Boulogne-sur-Mer ⓘ Fort at Mardyck ⓘ Fort at Oudenburg ⓘ Fort at Étaples ⓘ Gariannonum ⓘ Lympne ⓘ
surface form:
Lympne Fort
Othona ⓘ Pevensey ⓘ
surface form:
Pevensey Castle
Portus Lemanis ⓘ
surface form:
Portus Adurni
Portus Lemanis ⓘ Reculver Fort ⓘ Regulbium ⓘ Richborough Fort ⓘ Rutupiae ⓘ |
| heritageStatus |
several sites are Scheduled Monuments in the United Kingdom
ⓘ
some sites are protected archaeological monuments in France ⓘ |
| inception |
3rd century
ⓘ
late 3rd century ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Roman Britain
ⓘ
northern Gaul ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Roman army ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Saxons ⓘ |
| partOf | late Roman frontier system ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
construction in response to increased Germanic piracy
ⓘ
reorganisation under Count of the Saxon Shore ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Late Antiquity
ⓘ
late Roman period ⓘ |
| usedFor |
defence against seaborne raiders
ⓘ
protection against Saxon pirates ⓘ protection of Roman coastal settlements ⓘ protection of Roman coastal supply routes ⓘ |
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Forts of the Saxon Shore
this entity surface form:
Saxon Shore forts system