Richborough Roman Fort

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Roman fort archaeological site scheduled monument

Richborough Roman Fort is a major archaeological site in Kent, England, that preserves the remains of a significant Roman military and port complex marking one of the main entry points of Roman Britain.

Aliases (1)

Richborough Roman Amphitheatre ×2

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Roman fort → archaeological site → scheduled monument →
alsoKnownAs	Rutupiae → Rutupium →
archaeologicalExcavations	20th century →
builtBy	Roman Empire →
builtFor	Roman military →
category	Archaeological sites in Kent → English Heritage sites in Kent → Forts of the Saxon Shore → Roman sites in Kent →
constructionStart	1st century AD →
country	United Kingdom →
currentUse	educational site → tourist attraction →
hasInterpretation	museum displays of Roman artefacts →
hasPart	amphitheatre → civilian settlement remains → defensive ditches → earth ramparts → harbour installations (now silted) → massive stone walls → monumental arch foundations →
hasRole	Roman military base → Roman port → entry point to Roman Britain →
hasVisitorCentre	true →
heritageDesignation	Grade I listed building → Scheduled Monument →
laterFunction	coastal defensive fort →
locatedIn	England → Kent → United Kingdom →
locatedNear	River Stour → Sandwich →
location	Richborough →
managedBy	English Heritage →
nearbyFeature	Richborough Roman Amphitheatre →
notableFor	marking one of the main entry points of Roman Britain → well-preserved Roman military and port remains →
openToPublic	true →
originalFunction	military supply base → port and embarkation point →
partOf	Saxon Shore forts →
significantEvent	Roman invasion of Britain in AD 43 →
timePeriod	Roman Britain →
usedUntil	late Roman period →

Referenced by (3)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Sandwich, Kent, England → Sandwich, Kent, England ("Richborough Roman Amphitheatre") →	hasNearbySite
Richborough Roman Fort ("Richborough Roman Amphitheatre") →	nearbyFeature