- Brancaster is a village located on the north coast of the County of Norfolk which was the location of one of the Saxon Shore Forts called Branodunum, which guarded the entrance to the Wash.
- No Remains are visible above the ground. The site is recogniseable only from aerial photography.
History
- The Saxon Shore Forts were a chain of Roman Naval Forts in southeastern England that stretched from Portchester to the Wash, whose function was to defend the River estuaries and coastline from Pirate attacks by seaborne invaders.
- The Forts date to the third century CE and are mentioned in a 4th century CE document known as the Notitia Dignitatum.
Roman Roads
- Pye Road (nearby)
Nearby Sites
- Caistor St Edmund (Venta Icenorum)
Branodunum Roman Fort, Brancaster