Reference

Event ID 554212

Category Documentary Reference

Type Reference

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This Roman fort, first noted by Pennant in 1772, was excavated in 1939 and 1949-50, when its position as shown on OS plan was confirmed. It measures 655' E-W by 510' transversely (over the centre of the 15' wide rampart). Beyond a 4' berm, there lay a 13-15' wide rock-cut ditch, 7-8' deep. A gate was found in the centre of the E ditch, where there was a 30' wide causeway over the ditch, and a heavily cobbled road led through the rampart, but no tutulus was found. The position of the other gates could not be ascertained by surface inspection, but a W gate may be assumed in a corresponding position. No small finds were made.

J K St Joseph 1952; A E Truckell 1952; 1950; J Roman Stud 1940; 1952