- Pevensey is a town near the English south coast located in the County of East Sussex.
- It is the location for Pevensey Castle, one of the Saxon Shore Forts called Anderida. The Norman Castle was built inside the Roman Walls.
Saxon Shore Forts
- 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 Sites
- Pevensey Castle Roman Walls
Museums
- Pevensey Courthouse Museum and Gaol
- Located beside the Fortress.
Roman Roads
- A possible Roman Road
- A Road may have connected London with Pevensey via a junction off Watling Street across the Forest of the Weald, but no trace has yet been found.
Nearby Sites
Pevensey Castle