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Location: Greater Manchester, North West England, England, United Kingdom

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1. Science and Industry Museum – MediaCityUK Footbridge loop from Salford Central

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2. Science and Industry Museum – Salford Quays Waterfront loop from MediaCityUK

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3. Mamucium Roman Fort – Science and Industry Museum loop from Humphrey Park

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Alex Foxfield

September 2, 2025

Partially reconstructed and open to the public as part of Castlefield's Roman Gardens, Mamucium is a must for history buffs. Originally founded in AD 79, the fort was mostly levelled during the Industrial Revolution to make way for infrastructure projects.

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August 21, 2020

Mamucium, also known as Mancunium, is a former Roman fort in the Castlefield area of Manchester in North West England. The castra, which was founded c. AD 79 within the Roman province of Britannia,[1] was garrisoned by a cohort of Roman Auxiliaries near two major Roman roads running through the area. Several sizeable civilian settlements (or vicus) containing soldiers' families, merchants and industry developed outside the fort. The area is a protected Scheduled Ancient Monument.[2]

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The ruins were left undisturbed until Manchester expanded rapidly during the Industrial Revolution in the late 18th century. Most of the fort was levelled to make way for new developments such as the construction of the Rochdale Canal and the Great Northern Railway. The site is now part of the Castlefield Urban Heritage Park that includes renovated warehouses. A section of the fort's wall along with its gatehouse, granaries, and other ancillary buildings from the vicus have been reconstructed and are open to the public

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Location: Greater Manchester, North West England, England, United Kingdom

Mamucium Roman Fort

1. Science and Industry Museum – MediaCityUK Footbridge loop from Salford Central

2. Science and Industry Museum – Salford Quays Waterfront loop from MediaCityUK

3. Mamucium Roman Fort – Science and Industry Museum loop from Humphrey Park

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