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Portus Adurni

Portsmouth, United Kingdom · built 300

Portus Adurni was a Roman fort in the Roman province of Britannia situated at the north end of Portsmouth Harbour. It was part of the Saxon Shore, and is the best-preserved Roman fort north of the Alps. Around an eighth of the fort has been excavated. It was later converted into a medieval castle known as Portchester Castle.

Archaeological site data from Wikidata (CC0). Summary from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

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