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Description: | Burgh Castle Roman fort, built in the late 3rd century AD, the fort has been identified as Gariannonum, one of the garrisons under the overall command of the Count of the Saxon Shore. It is trapezoidal in plan with rounded angles, and has maximum internal dimensions of c.205m NNW-SSE by 100m WNW-ESE. The walls on the north and east sides and along much of the south side are largely intact, standing to a height of c.4.6m and measuring up to 3m thick at the base. They were probably constructed in the 4th century AD and have a core of mortared flint rubble and an external and internal facing of knapped flint and tile or brick in alternating bands. Against the outer face of the walls there are six solid bastions of pear-shaped plan spaced symmetrically, two on the south wall, one each at the north east and south east angles, one slipped from position on the north wall, and one below the south wall where it has fallen. The west wall is believed to have stood parallel to the wall on the east side, along the edge of a scarp c.6m above the level of the estuary marsh. Some or all of it had collapsed before the Norman castle (see TG 40 SE 43) was constructed within the fort and nothing of it is now visible. Parts of the foundation of the west wall have been observed towards the northern end of the upper edge of the scarp. At the base of the scarp are deeply buried wall footings and the remains of timber piles, preserved in water-logged ground and thought to be the remains of harbour works. Excavations in the interior of the fort have demonstrated that there are remains of buildings, probably relating to more than one episode of construction, together with evidence for associated intensive occupation. Scheduled. | Subjects: | Defence Saxon Shore Fort Maritime | Source: | English Heritage - Viewfinder | Creator: | National Monuments Record | Identifier: | http://pastscape.english-heritage.org.uk... | Language: | en | Go to resource |
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