PEVENSEY (Anderitum)		Quality of Remains
		Ease of Access
		Atmosphere & Setting

History:

Anderitum (also noted as Anderida) can be translated as the place at the mouth of the river. There are no details of a fort here before the visible one that was later turned into a medieval castle. This is one of the coastal defences of late Roman Britain known as the Saxon Shore Forts. Unusually, this fort is a distorted oval in shape rather than the standard rectangle, perhaps taking advantage of the natural geography. The date of its construction is unknown, but the only epigraphic evidence found here refers to the Emperor Honorius and it must therefore have been in use when the last great general of Rome, Stilicho, was campaigning in Britain.

Occupation:

The only details we have for the garrison of Anderitum is from the Notitia Dignitatum, which labels the Company of Abulci (possibly hailing from northeast Spain) as the unit. There are no other details for this unit.

Remains and Visit:

Due to its later conversion into a medieval castle, Pevensey has retained the strong, thick walls of the Saxon shore fort surprisingly well, including several curved bastions and a huge gate. The southern stretch of walls has disappeared due to erosion, but the surviving stretches are very impressive. Nothing is visible of the internal buildings.

Images:

Fort walls	Walls & gate	The castle