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has gloss | eng: Bewcastle Roman Fort was a Roman fort, built to the north of Hadrians Wall as an outpost fort and intended for scouting and intelligence. The Roman name for the fort was Fanum Cocidi (as recorded in the Ravenna Cosmography), and means The Shrine of Cocidius, a deity worshipped in northern Britain. The remains of the fort are situated at the village of Bewcastle, Cumbria, to the north of the Roman fort at Birdoswald, on Hadrians Wall. |
lexicalization | eng: Bewcastle Roman Fort |
instance of | c/Roman forts in England |
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