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Verterae
Brough, Cumbria, England
Part of the Roman earthworks, incorporated into the later Brough Castle.
Coordinates54°31′34″N 2°19′06″W / 54.52611°N 2.31833°W / 54.52611; -2.31833
TypeCastra
Site information
ConditionEarthworks only survive
Site history
Built1st century AD

Verterae was a Roman fort in the modern-day village of Brough, Cumbria, England. Occupied between the 1st and 5th centuries AD, it protected a key Roman road in the north of England. In the 11th century, Brough Castle was built on part of the site by the Normans. Archaeologists explored the remains during the 20th century, and it is now protected under UK law.

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