Alauna (Maryport)
Coordinates: 54°43′15″N 3°29′38″W / 54.720936°N 3.493978°W / 54.720936; -3.493978
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Senhouse Museum with the replica tower in the background |
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| OS grid reference | NY03863724 |
| This article is part of the series on: Military of ancient Rome (portal) 753 BC – AD 476 |
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Alauna (denoted for academic convenience as Alauna Carvetiorum, Alauna of the Carvetii, to distinguish it from other places with the same name), was a fort in the Roman province of Britannia. Today it is known as Maryport in the English county of Cumbria (formerly part of Cumberland).
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