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Balkerne Gate
51.8897° N, 0.8937° E
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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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Monumental arch origin
1st century AD
Main gate construction
2nd century AD
Excavation by Mortimer Wheeler
1917
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