- Caistor-on-sea is a village on the North Sea coast, to the north of Great Yarmouth, in the County of Norfolk.
- It is the location of one of the Saxon Shore Forts, called Garriannonum.
Roman Sites
- The Roman Fort
- Only the remains of the walls at ground level are visible, along with the V-shaped defensive ditches.
- Located on the opposite river bank to Burgh Castle, it also guarded the entrance to the Norfolk Broads.
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
- Burgh Castle
- (Gariannonum) Roman Fort
- Brancaster
- (Branodunum) Roman Fort
- Caistor St Edmund
- This Roman Town was Venta Icenorum, capital of the Iceni Tribe.
Caistor Roman Fort, Caistor-on-Sea