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Castlesteads
Castlesteads fort lies about two miles north of the modern village of Brampton, and is unique in that it was built between the Vallum (ditch) and Hadrian’s Wall, but was not attached to the wall itself. It was constructed in about AD122 and was an integral part of the frontier system.
The Roman name for the fort was Cammoglanna, as recorded on the Rudge Cup, Amiens Patera and Ilam Pan, which all have the names of forts on the western end of Hadrian’s Wall inscribed on them. Although we cannot be certain, it is highly probable that the name means “the bank at the bend”, referring to the bend of the River Cam Beck which the fort was built on.
Inscriptions attest that the Cohors IV Gallorum, the Forth Cohort of Gauls, was stationed at Castlesteads, probably in the early 2nd Century AD. In addition the Cohors II Tungrorum milliaria equitata, the Second Cohort of Tungrians, is also attested to have been in garrison in AD241. As this cohort was a mixed cavalry and infantry unit of double strength, it is highly likely that, in view of the size of the fort, only part of the cohort was stationed here.
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