Hill forts · South West England
Corinium Dobunnorum
In or near Duntisbourne Abbots.
Corinium Dobunnorum — British settlement of the Roman Empire at Cirencester.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Nearest railway station
- Kemble · 6.9 km
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
Getting there & planning your visit
To visit Corinium Dobunnorum, the nearest railway station is Kemble, located 6.9 km away. Entry to the site is free. The postcode for sat-nav is GL7 2LW.
About
Corinium Dobunnorum is a hill fort in the United Kingdom. Heritage designation: scheduled monument. Part of Samian Research. Wikidata describes it as: "British settlement of the Roman Empire at Cirencester". Coordinates: 51.7333°, -1.9833°.
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Protected designations
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Cotswolds
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Corinium Dobunnorum was the Romano-British settlement at Cirencester in the present-day English county of Gloucestershire. Its 2nd-century walls enclosed the second-largest area of a city in Roman Britain. It was the tribal capital of the Dobunni and is usually thought to have been the capital of the Diocletian-era province of Britannia Prima (Britannia I).
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- Coordinates
- 51.7333, -1.9833
- County
- Gloucestershire
- District
- Cotswold
- Parish
- Cirencester
- Postcode
- GL7 2LW
- Parliamentary constituency
- North Cotswolds
- Nearest railway station
- Kemble — 6.9 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q550187 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Corinium Dobunnorum (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Roman mosaic, Corinium Museum, Cirencester.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Corinium Dobunnorum?
- Corinium Dobunnorum is in Gloucestershire, South-West England, United Kingdom (postcode GL7 2LW), in the parish of Cirencester.
- What is Corinium Dobunnorum?
- Corinium Dobunnorum — British settlement of the Roman Empire at Cirencester.
- How do I get to Corinium Dobunnorum?
- The nearest railway station is Kemble, about 6.9 km away. The nearest town is Duntisbourne Abbots. Drivers can use postcode GL7 2LW.
- Is Corinium Dobunnorum a listed building?
- Corinium Dobunnorum is officially recognised as scheduled monument listed.
- Is Corinium Dobunnorum a protected site?
- Yes — Corinium Dobunnorum is part of the Cotswolds National Landscape (AONB).
- Is Corinium Dobunnorum free to visit?
- Yes, Corinium Dobunnorum is free to enter.
- How do I get to Corinium Dobunnorum?
- The nearest railway station is Kemble, about 6.9 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode GL7 2LW.