Garrianonum
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Garrianonum is a Roman fort near the village of Burgh Castle in Norfolk, one of several Roman forts that were built as a defence against Saxon raids up the rivers of the east and south coasts of southern Britain (the Saxon Shore). Its garrison consisted of a detachment of the elite troops of the Stablesian auxiliary cavalry. Nine miles north east is another Roman fort at Caister-on-Sea.
The ruins of the fort are in the care of English Heritage.
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- Map sources for Garrianonum.
- Information from Genuki Norfolk on Burgh Castle. (Not working 4 June 2006)
- http://www.norfarchtrust.org.uk/burgh/index.htm
- http://www.castleuk.net/castle_lists_east_anglia/134/burghcastle.htm
- http://www.lothingland.page.co.uk/burghcastle.htm
- http://www.roman-britain.org/places/gariannum.htm
- http://www.aboutnorfolksuffolk.co.uk/114burghcastle.htm
- http://www.edp24.co.uk/Content/Postcard_From/burghcastle.asp
- http://www.fromoldbooks.org/OldEngland/pages/129-wall-of-burgh-castle/
- http://www.romanmap.com/htm/names/Burgh%20Castle.htm
- Website with photos of Burgh Castle St Peter and St Paul, a round-tower church
