Alauna (Maryport)

Alauna
Cumbria, England
Senhouse Roman Museum, with its replica Roman watch-tower in the background.
Alauna Location in Allerdale, Cumbria Show map of the former Allerdale Borough Alauna Location in Cumbria, England Show map of Cumbria
Coordinates	54°43′15″N 3°29′38″W / 54.720936°N 3.493978°W / 54.720936; -3.493978
Grid reference	NY03863724

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Alauna was a castrum or fort in the Roman province of Britannia. It occupied a coastal site just north of the town of Maryport in the English county of Cumbria (formerly part of Cumberland).

It was linked by a Roman road to the Roman fort and settlement at Derventio (Papcastle) to the southeast, and thence by another road northeast to the regional hub of Luguvalium (Carlisle).

In 2015 "Maryport's Mystery Monuments" was Research Project of the Year in the British Archaeology Awards.