Castellum

1.Limes watchtower, Germany (reconstruction)

2. Ruins of acastellum divisorium, France

Acastellum^[1] inLatin is usually:

• a smallRoman fortlet or tower,^[2] a diminutive ofcastrum ('military camp'), often used as awatchtower or signal station like onHadrian's Wall. It is distinct from aburgus, which is a later Latin term that was used particularly in theGermanic provinces.
• a distribution, header and settling tank in aRoman aqueduct orcastellum aquae.

It is the source of theEnglish word "castle".

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