Elslack Roman Fort

fort · 30 BC – 2100 AD

Also known as Burwen Castle, this site in North Yorkshire has produced evidence for a succession of two superimposed Roman forts. One or both of them are probably to be identified with the name Olenacum, preserved in ancient sources.

Coordinates

53.94090, -2.11519

Also known as

Burwen Castle (en), Burwen Castle (en), Elslack (en), Elslack (en), Olenacum, Olikana (grc)

Dating

attested

Sources

• Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places · CC BY 3.0
  Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places (CC BY 3.0)

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