R.A. Coates wrote:
> All I would add here is that the name Anderitu (Latin -um) `big ford'
> can be understood to suit the situation of Pevensey perfectly: a wade
> across an inlet between what are now the Bexhill and Eastbourne areas.
Fine, OK - but that still leaves us with the problem of nine names for ten
forts! It's a pity that we don't know the Roman name for Walton Castle.
And if Portus Adurni really is Portchester, what does the "Adurni" mean?
John Briggs
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