Roman fort of Regulbium
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The Roman fort of Regulbium is an ancient coastal military installation at Reculver in Kent that once guarded the northern entrance to the Wantsum Channel and formed part of the late Roman Saxon Shore defenses in Britain.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Roman fort of Regulbium canonical | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Roman fort
ⓘ
Saxon Shore fort ⓘ archaeological site ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Saxon Shore forts of Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| currentUse | heritage attraction ⓘ |
| excavatedBy | archaeologists in the 20th century ⓘ |
| function |
coastal defense
ⓘ
military garrison ⓘ |
| guarded | northern entrance of the Wantsum Channel ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
corner towers
ⓘ
defensive walls ⓘ gateways ⓘ granaries ⓘ internal barracks ⓘ principia (headquarters building) ⓘ |
| hasRemains |
ditches
ⓘ
fort walls ⓘ internal building foundations ⓘ |
| hasShape | rectangular fort plan ⓘ |
| hasSite | Reculver Roman fort and settlement NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | scheduled monument ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
England
ⓘ
Kent NERFINISHED ⓘ Reculver NERFINISHED ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Wantsum Channel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | coast of southeast England ⓘ |
| material |
ragstone
ⓘ
stone ⓘ tile ⓘ |
| nearbySettlement | Reculver NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| openToPublic | true ⓘ |
| overlooks | North Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Roman Britain
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Saxon Shore NERFINISHED ⓘ coastal defense system of Roman Britain ⓘ |
| presentDaySiteIncludes |
Reculver Country Park
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
remains of St Mary’s Church, Reculver NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| strategicRole |
control of sea route between Thames estuary and English Channel
ⓘ
monitoring traffic through the Wantsum Channel ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Roman Britain
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
late Roman period ⓘ |
| usedBy | Roman army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor | protection against seaborne raids ⓘ |
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