Alauna Roman fort
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Alauna Roman fort is an ancient Roman military fortification located at modern-day Maryport in Cumbria, England, that formed part of the coastal defenses of the Roman province of Britannia.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Alauna Roman fort canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8736907 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Alauna Roman fort Context triple: [Maryport, hasRomanSite, Alauna Roman fort]
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Aalen Roman fort
Aalen Roman fort is a former Roman military camp in present-day Germany that once guarded the frontier of the Roman Empire along the Upper Germanic-Rhaetian Limes.
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Bremetennacum Roman fort
Bremetennacum Roman fort was a significant Roman military installation in northern England, located at modern Ribchester and serving as a base for auxiliary troops on the empire’s northwestern frontier.
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Segedunum Roman Fort
Segedunum Roman Fort is a well-preserved Roman military fort and museum at the eastern end of Hadrian’s Wall in Wallsend, England.
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Arbeia Roman Fort
Arbeia Roman Fort is a reconstructed Roman military fort and museum in South Shields, England, that once guarded the River Tyne and supplied nearby Hadrian’s Wall.
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E.
Saalburg Roman fort
Saalburg Roman fort is a reconstructed Roman military camp in Germany that served as part of the frontier defenses along the Upper Germanic-Rhaetian Limes and now functions as an archaeological park and museum.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Alauna Roman fort Target entity description: Alauna Roman fort is an ancient Roman military fortification located at modern-day Maryport in Cumbria, England, that formed part of the coastal defenses of the Roman province of Britannia.
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A.
Aalen Roman fort
Aalen Roman fort is a former Roman military camp in present-day Germany that once guarded the frontier of the Roman Empire along the Upper Germanic-Rhaetian Limes.
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B.
Bremetennacum Roman fort
Bremetennacum Roman fort was a significant Roman military installation in northern England, located at modern Ribchester and serving as a base for auxiliary troops on the empire’s northwestern frontier.
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C.
Segedunum Roman Fort
Segedunum Roman Fort is a well-preserved Roman military fort and museum at the eastern end of Hadrian’s Wall in Wallsend, England.
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D.
Arbeia Roman Fort
Arbeia Roman Fort is a reconstructed Roman military fort and museum in South Shields, England, that once guarded the River Tyne and supplied nearby Hadrian’s Wall.
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E.
Saalburg Roman fort
Saalburg Roman fort is a reconstructed Roman military camp in Germany that served as part of the frontier defenses along the Upper Germanic-Rhaetian Limes and now functions as an archaeological park and museum.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Roman fort
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Scheduled Monument ⓘ archaeological site ⓘ |
| artifactsDisplayedAt | Senhouse Roman Museum ⓘ |
| builtBy | Roman army ⓘ |
| coordinateSystem | British National Grid (approximate) ⓘ |
| excavatedBy | archaeologists ⓘ |
| excavationBegan | 19th century ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Alauna Carvetiorum
ⓘ
linked to:
Luguvalium
Maryport Roman fort ⓘ |
| hasAssociatedSite |
Roman cemetery
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Roman temples ⓘ altars to Roman deities ⓘ civilian settlement (vicus) ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
defensive ramparts
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ditches ⓘ granaries ⓘ internal buildings such as barracks ⓘ principia (headquarters building) ⓘ rectangular fort plan ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
coastal defence base
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garrison post ⓘ military fortification ⓘ |
| hasNearbyMuseum | Senhouse Roman Museum ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | Scheduled Monument in England ⓘ |
| knownFor |
inscriptions recording Roman military commanders
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large collection of Roman altars ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Cumbria
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England ⓘ Maryport ⓘ Roman province of Britannia ⓘ
linked to:
Britannia (Roman province)
United Kingdom ⓘ |
| managedBy | heritage and archaeological authorities in the UK ⓘ |
| near | Irish Sea coast ⓘ |
| overlooks | Solway Firth ⓘ |
| partOf |
Roman coastal defences in north-west Britain
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frontier system associated with Hadrian’s Wall ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Roman Britain ⓘ |
| usedBy | Roman auxiliary troops ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Alauna Roman fort Description of subject: Alauna Roman fort is an ancient Roman military fortification located at modern-day Maryport in Cumbria, England, that formed part of the coastal defenses of the Roman province of Britannia.
Referenced by (1)
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