Carrawburgh

Carrawburgh
Southern rampart of Brocolitia
Carrawburgh shown within Northumberland
Alternative name(s)	Brocolitia, Procolita, or Brocolita
Place in the Roman world
Province	Britannia
Stationed military units
— Cohorts —
I Aquitanorum, I Tungrorum, I Cugernorum, I Batavorum equitata, I Frisiavonum
Location
Coordinates	55°02′10″N 2°13′23″W / 55.036°N 2.223°W / 55.036; -2.223
County	Northumberland
Country	England
Reference
UK-OSNG reference	NY858712
Site notes
Controlled by	English Heritage

Carrawburgh is a settlement in Northumberland.^[1] In Roman times, it was the site of a 3+1⁄2-acre (1.5 ha) auxiliary fort on Hadrian's Wall called Brocolitia, Procolita, or Brocolita.

The name "Procolita" is found in the 5th-century document, the Notitia Dignitatum, and "Brocoliti" in the 7th-century Ravenna Cosmography. The name is probably based on the Celtic name for the place, and one possible translation put forward is 'badger holes'.