Alauna

Roman fort and settlement on the site of present-day Maryport in Cumbria, England, UK
Place castrum Q4708853
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Alauna

Summary

Alauna is a castrum[1]. Alauna draws 6 Wikipedia views per month (castrum category, ranking #38 of 140).[2]

Key Facts

  • Alauna is located in Cumbria[3].
  • Alauna is located in Maryport[4].
  • Alauna is in the country of United Kingdom[5].
  • Alauna's image is recorded as Senhouse Museum, Maryport, UK (38440864335).jpg[6].
  • Alauna's instance of is recorded as castrum[7].
  • Alauna's instance of is recorded as archaeological site[8].
  • Alauna's part of is recorded as Roman Cumbrian Coast defences[9].
  • Alauna's part of is recorded as borders of the Roman Empire[10].
  • Alauna's Commons category is recorded as Alauna (Maryport)[11].
  • Alauna's OS grid reference is recorded as NY0405537473[12].
  • Alauna's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 54.720936, 'lon': -3.493978}[13].
  • Alauna's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 54.7224, 'lon': -3.49127}[14].
  • Alauna's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0285h93[15].
  • Alauna's World Heritage Site ID is recorded as 430ter-155[16].
  • Alauna's National Heritage List for England number is recorded as 1015415[17].
  • Alauna's described by source is recorded as Pauly–Wissowa[18].
  • Alauna's heritage designation is recorded as scheduled monument[19].
  • Alauna's heritage designation is recorded as part of UNESCO World Heritage Site[20].
  • Alauna's Pleiades ID is recorded as 89097[21].
  • Alauna's Trismegistos Geo ID is recorded as 14569[22].
  • Alauna's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q35852', 'amount': '+20.7631'}[23].
  • Alauna's Historic England research records ID is recorded as 9001[24].
  • Alauna's historic county is recorded as Cumberland[25].

Body

Geography

Alauna is in the country of United Kingdom[5]. Located in include Cumbria[3], a ceremonial county of England[26], in United Kingdom[27], founded in 1974[28] and Maryport[4], a town[29], in United Kingdom[30]. Part of include Roman Cumbrian Coast defences[9], a Roman limes[31], in United Kingdom[32] and borders of the Roman Empire[10], an architectural ensemble[33], in Germany[34].

Physical Characteristics

Alauna's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q35852', 'amount': '+20.7631'}[23].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include castrum[7] and archaeological site[8]. Heritage statuses include scheduled monument[19] and part of UNESCO World Heritage Site[20].

Why It Matters

Alauna draws 6 Wikipedia views per month (castrum category, ranking #38 of 140).[2] Alauna is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] . National Heritage List for England. wikidata.org.
  2. [6] . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] . wikidata.org.
  5. [3] . wikidata.org.
  6. [4] . National Heritage List for England. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . National Heritage List for England. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . National Heritage List for England. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . National Heritage List for England. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [35] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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