Senhouse Roman Museum |
The Senhouse Roman Museum contains sculpture and inscriptions from the Roman Fort at Maryport, (Alauna), which lies next to the museum. The collection, begun by John Senhouse of Netherhall in the 1570's is the oldest in Britain. The largest collection of Roman Altars from a single site in Britain. Many fine religious sculptures including the mysterious serpent stone; Reconstruction of the shrine from the Fort's headquarters. Interpretative panels describing the Fort, the Roman Coastal Defences, and the Senhouse family. 
See:
The Museum was a Naval Reserve Battery built about 1885.
Share this article
Directions |
|
|
|
Senhouse Roman Museum Postcode for SatNav: CA15 6JD
|
Contact
|
|||||||||||
Days Out near Senhouse Roman Museum
-
Isel Hall (8 Miles)*
-
Mirehouse (12 Miles)*
-
Trotters World of Animals (15 Miles)*
-
Keswick Museum & Art Gallery (16 Miles)*
-
Caerlaverock Castle (17 Miles)*
-
New Abbey Corn Mill (18 Miles)*
-
Savings Banks Museum (19 Miles)*
-
Threave (22 Miles)*
-
Castle Douglas Art Gallery (22 Miles)*
-
The Stewartry Museum (23 Miles)*
Places to Visit near Senhouse Roman Museum
-
Maryport (<1 Mile)*
-
Allonby (5 Miles)*
-
Workington (5 Miles)*
-
Brigham (6 Miles)*
-
Cockermouth (6 Miles)*
-
Bothel (9 Miles)*
-
Silloth-on-Solway (11 Miles)*
-
Whitehaven (12 Miles)*
-
Loweswater (12 Miles)*
-
Ireby (12 Miles)*
Also near Senhouse Roman Museum |
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||