🏛️ Calunium-Walton-le-Dale
Roman fort site in Lancashire, England
📌 Fast Facts
- Location: Walton-le-Dale, Lancashire, England (53.777°N, 2.708°W)
- Period: Roman Britain, circa 1st–2nd century CE
- Type: Fort (auxiliary castrum) on the River Ribble
- Status: Archaeological site; ruins largely below ground or heavily eroded
Calunium was a Roman auxiliary fort established along the River Ribble in what is now Lancashire. Part of the northern frontier infrastructure of Roman Britain, the site controlled a strategic river crossing and communication route. Today the fort exists primarily as an archaeological site with limited visible surface remains ...