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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Harriet Sherwood

Roman gateway rebuilt in ‘exact spot’ at site of invasion of Britain

The reconstructed gateway and rampart will open on Wednesday
The reconstructed gateway and rampart will open on Wednesday. Photograph: Jim Holden/English Heritage

An 8-metre-high rampart and gateway built almost 2,000 years ago at the spot where Roman forces invaded Britain has been reconstructed for 21st-century visitors.

The original structure was built to allow soldiers a clear view of any threat to the military base they created at Richborough in Kent, the main entry point to Britain from mainland Europe and often referred to as the “gateway to Britannia”.

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