Chanced upon this thanks....a interesting reminder. My wife and I visited it about 10 years ago, just by chance, at the end of a busy day. We had never appreciated that such a place still existed and the condition and size is amazing to behold. It was late in the evening and the sun cast a beautiful orange glow over these ancient walls. It was incredibly haunting and humbling to realise that all these stones and tiles had been laid by human hands from a deep past, with a totally different experience of life around them. When we made our way round the fallen marsh side we really became aware of the depth of time and how long the Fort had stood. It is a Cavalry Fort and there would have been many wooden buildings inside to house the garrison and animals. They would have ridden out to patrol and control the coastline of Britania, in harmony with similar, now vanished forts such as Brancaster. It is full of ghosts and is indeed itself a ghost. A strange, haunting and even spiritual experience, at least, when we were there, with no one else around.
It really is a fantastic place. I was surprised on my first visit just haw much is still standing. You were lucky to have the place to yourself.Unfortunately there was a lot of dog walkers on my visit making filming hard .
These ruins are within walking distance of my home and as a kid we used to play around there. About seventy years ago. I believe that there are stricter rules about that now. But as children we didn’t appreciate just how important an area it is.
It was a big settlement at one point and had a working port out into the estuary of the river yare (now called breydon water) and also saw some battles ..... A haunting place in the depths of winter but no less beautiful
English Heritage says '...Portchester Castle stands in a commanding position at the north end of Portsmouth Harbour. The Romans built a huge fort here, which remains the best preserved Roman fort north of the Alps.
Impressive still, eh? You show no view of the sea. Is it still nearby? Though I imagine this as a Count of the Saxon Shore naval way-station and naval vessel patrol base, possibly not on the then-coastline directly but rather nested in the scattered wide islands and inlets going deep into the East Norfolk lands of the time - think of them as being like the polders of the Netherlands or the marshy wet expanses of the Wash before the land built up and the sea receded. (Roman hunter-cutters and Saxon/Frisian pirates playing cat and mouse games in the mists...)😏
It is a very impressive site. It sits near the river yare about 3-4 miles inland just before the entrance to the river Waveney which It would have probably controlled.
Try Silchester in Reading RG7 2HP. It's in a similar condition as Burgh and free to visit and has a small amphitheatre close by. Been there loads of times and love it.
Thanks for the suggestion. Hopefully one day I will be able to get there. Unfortunately I don’t have the money to travel at the moment , but hopefully that will change soon
We hear a lot about coastal erosion in Norfolk but this is part of coastal build up. The whole of the marshes from the sand bank Great Yarmouth is now built upon all the way to Acle was a navigable estuary in Roman times.
Interesting that it was abandoned in the late 4th century. Had the Anglo-Saxons stopped raiding? Or perhaps the Romans had already given up that area to them. To us, I mean🙂
Used to be on the edge of Gariensis a very large salt water estuary that went as far as Acle, and north to Castre now Caister where there was a Roman town. The estuary silted up gradually and a Sand Bank formed which became Great Yarmouth. Peat digging which further caused the Broads to form and lower water levels. Then about 300+ years ago, the Dutch came over and further drained the land to give us the rich pastures we have today. It's 500 yards from my home so this is an very appreciated video for me as I find it hard for a wheelchair to reach. You need pay to park in the official car park.
Thank you. Unfortunately the weather was not on my side when filming this. There are no remains of the west wall to see just a reed bed. Thanks for the feedback
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Chanced upon this thanks....a interesting reminder. My wife and I visited it about 10 years ago, just by chance, at the end of a busy day. We had never appreciated that such a place still existed and the condition and size is amazing to behold. It was late in the evening and the sun cast a beautiful orange glow over these ancient walls. It was incredibly haunting and humbling to realise that all these stones and tiles had been laid by human hands from a deep past, with a totally different experience of life around them. When we made our way round the fallen marsh side we really became aware of the depth of time and how long the Fort had stood. It is a Cavalry Fort and there would have been many wooden buildings inside to house the garrison and animals. They would have ridden out to patrol and control the coastline of Britania, in harmony with similar, now vanished forts such as Brancaster. It is full of ghosts and is indeed itself a ghost. A strange, haunting and even spiritual experience, at least, when we were there, with no one else around.
It really is a fantastic place. I was surprised on my first visit just haw much is still standing. You were lucky to have the place to yourself.Unfortunately there was a lot of dog walkers on my visit making filming hard .
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These ruins are within walking distance of my home and as a kid we used to play around there. About seventy years ago. I believe that there are stricter rules about that now. But as children we didn’t appreciate just how important an area it is.
It was a big settlement at one point and had a working port out into the estuary of the river yare (now called breydon water) and also saw some battles ..... A haunting place in the depths of winter but no less beautiful
Well Filmed, respect & thanks passed from an old Roman Town in Western Scotland.
Thanks for watching. Western Scotland is fantastic. I hope to return one day
English Heritage says '...Portchester Castle stands in a commanding position at the north end of Portsmouth Harbour. The Romans built a huge fort here, which remains the best preserved Roman fort north of the Alps.
Another lovely walk, if somewhat sad. No doubt about it...the Roman army was the best in construction.
They certainly were fantastic builders
Impressive still, eh? You show no view of the sea. Is it still nearby? Though I imagine this as a Count of the Saxon Shore naval way-station and naval vessel patrol base, possibly not on the then-coastline directly but rather nested in the scattered wide islands and inlets going deep into the East Norfolk lands of the time - think of them as being like the polders of the Netherlands or the marshy wet expanses of the Wash before the land built up and the sea receded. (Roman hunter-cutters and Saxon/Frisian pirates playing cat and mouse games in the mists...)😏
It is a very impressive site. It sits near the river yare about 3-4 miles inland just before the entrance to the river Waveney which It would have probably controlled.
Try Silchester in Reading RG7 2HP. It's in a similar condition as Burgh and free to visit and has a small amphitheatre close by. Been there loads of times and love it.
Thanks for the suggestion. Hopefully one day I will be able to get there. Unfortunately I don’t have the money to travel at the moment , but hopefully that will change soon
Looks very similar to portchester castle in portsmouth 😊
And Pevensey Castle in East Sussex
We hear a lot about coastal erosion in Norfolk but this is part of coastal build up. The whole of the marshes from the sand bank Great Yarmouth is now built upon all the way to Acle was a navigable estuary in Roman times.
The walls are layers of flint and brick.
Portchester castle is a much better example of
Interesting that it was abandoned in the late 4th century. Had the Anglo-Saxons stopped raiding? Or perhaps the Romans had already given up that area to them.
To us, I mean🙂
Unfortunately I could not find any information on why it was abandoned. Thanks for watching
Very cool! Thank you for sharing 💜
Thank you for watching 👍
Used to be on the edge of Gariensis a very large salt water estuary that went as far as Acle, and north to Castre now Caister where there was a Roman town. The estuary silted up gradually and a Sand Bank formed which became Great Yarmouth. Peat digging which further caused the Broads to form and lower water levels. Then about 300+ years ago, the Dutch came over and further drained the land to give us the rich pastures we have today. It's 500 yards from my home so this is an very appreciated video for me as I find it hard for a wheelchair to reach. You need pay to park in the official car park.
Thank you for watching. I’m really glad you appreciate the video. Norfolk is a fantastic place full of amazing history
One of my most favourite places in Britain. It's so undervalued!
It really is. Thanks for watching
Given more time and resources, it would be interesting to see the marsh where the west (?) walls fell. Fascinating video in any case!
Thank you. Unfortunately the weather was not on my side when filming this. There are no remains of the west wall to see just a reed bed. Thanks for the feedback
Another amazing place thanks
Thanks for watching
Been there many a time 😊
How do you 'peserve' a monument?
😂 Thank you for bringing that to my attention 👍
This is fascinating..thanks!
Thanks for watching 👍
can i keep one stone ?
It looks as if all the stone facade has been removed !