Aballava or Aballaba (with the modern name of Burgh by Sands) was a Roman fort on Hadrian's Wall, between Petriana (Stanwix) to the east and Coggabata (Drumburgh) to the west.

The second-century garrison was the Ala I Tungrorum[2] followed by a part mounted cavalry regiment, Cohors I Nerviorum.

The epigraphic evidence for the location of this unit is attested by two sandstone altars[4][5] found in the 19th century at Cockermouth Castle in Cumbria.

Some confusion had previously arisen among Romano-British historians concerning the precise location of Aballava and its identification with Papcastle.

A small-scale excavation 200 metres south of the fort undertaken by Headland Archaeology[8] uncovered a group of features associated with the vicus.