Galava
Creators: A.S. Esmonde Cleary
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https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/89191
54.4222651013, -2.96869187138
- Representative Locations:
- OSM location of Galava Roman fort (AD 43 - AD 410)
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- Galava (30 BC - AD 640)
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fort, tower (deprecated)
Barrington Atlas: BAtlas 9 E6 Galava
The Barrington Atlas Directory notes: Ambleside
A.S. Esmonde Cleary, DARMC, R. Talbert, Scott Vanderbilt, R. Warner, Jeffrey Becker, Sean Gillies, and Tom Elliott, 'Galava: a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2023 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/89191> [accessed: 10 December 2023]
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Mileages in the Antonine Itinerary should locate this name perfectly, but it is still difficult to find. As explained at http://www.romaneranames.uk/g/galava.htm, Beetham Castle Hill is a a strong candidate.