Richborough Roman Fort

Richborough Castle contains the remainders of a Roman Saxon Shore fortification, everything considered known as Richborough Fort or Richborough Roman Fort. It is organized in Richborough close Sandwich, Kent, in the United Kingdom.

Rutupiae or Portus Ritupis was built up by the Romans after their interruption of Britain in commercial 43. Because of its circumstance near the mouth of the Stour, Rutupiae was the genuine British port under the Romans and the starting stage for their similarity Watling Street. Additional courses related Durovernum Canterbury with moreover ports at Dubris Dover, Lemanis Lympne, and Regulbium Reculver. Earth fortresses were first dove on the site in the principal century, no doubt was as a limit station and bridgehead for the Roman outfitted power. This changed into a non military work force and business town, which was later supplanted by a Saxon Shore post around the year 277. The later post is acknowledged to have been produced by the progressive Carausius.