Coggabata

Coggabata
Site of Concavata at Drumburgh. The fortified farmhouse or pele tower of Drumburgh Castle seen here was built with Roman wall stones.
Coggabata is located in Cumbria
Coggabata
Location in Cumbria
Alternative name(s)Congavata, Concavata
Known also asDrumburgh
Location
Coordinates54°55′37″N 3°08′53″W / 54.927°N 3.148°W / 54.927; -3.148
CountyCumbria
CountryEngland
Reference
UK-OSNG referenceNY265598

Coggabata, or Congavata / Concavata, (with the modern name of Drumburgh) was a Roman fort on Hadrian's Wall, between Aballava (Burgh by Sands) to the east and Mais (Bowness-on-Solway) to the west. It was built on a hill commanding views over the flatter land to the east and west and to the shore of the Solway Firth to the north. Its purpose was to guard the southern end of two important Solway fords, the Stonewath and the Sandwath.

The Notitia Dignitatum gives the name of the fort as 'Congavata', but the Staffordshire Moorlands Pan gives the name as 'Coggabata'.