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Balkerne Gate

1st-century Roman gateway in Colchester

  • TypeFortresses
  • WhereColchester, United Kingdom
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About Balkerne Gate

Balkerne Gate is a Roman gateway in Colchester (the former Camulodunum). It is the largest surviving gateway in Roman Britain and was built where the Roman road from Londinium intersected the town wall of Camulodunum. It is a scheduled monument and a Grade I listed building.

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