Sunny portrait stone wall archeological section outlining the datesof the four Roman Forts at Castlefield, Manchester, UK
Information section with plaque outlining the history of the four Roman forts at Castlefield, Manchester. The plaque to the right of the shot reads: 'This section shows the overlying remains of the four Roman Forts that stood on this site from AD 70 to AD 410. It is an accurate copy of the deposits that were excavated. Fort 1V c. AD 200 - c. AD 410 The last fort on the site was the same size as Fort 111. The earlier rampart was dug away along its front and a stone wall inserted. New foundations were laid for the roads and buildings of the fort. Fort 111 c. AD 160 - c. AD 200 The Third Fort extended in the west in order to house a mixed garrison of infantry and cavalry. Before this new fort was built the remains of the older fort (11) were removed and much of the soft ground where ditches lay was dug out and filled with firmer foundations. A rampart made of turf was built and this was capped by a timber palisade. Fort 11 c AD 90 - c. AD 160 The earlier fort (1) was replaced by a more substantial one that lay in the same position. It had two lines of defensive ditches which can be seen in the section. Fort 1 c. AD 70 - c. AD 90 The first fort was of timber and designed to hold a garrison of around 480 foot soldiers. The timber rampart or wall of this fort lay to the east. Outside of the wall was a series of defensive ditches, which can be seen in the section. Beyond these lay a service road. About 330 years passed between the Roman soldiers building of the first fort and the going out of use of the last fort. That, for example, is the same length of time that separates the defeat of the Spanish Armada in 1588 from the end of the Great War (WW1) in 1918.' The section also includes the coins of Roman Emperors at each stage of the fort's development: Fort 1 Domitian 81-96 AD; Fort 2 Trajan 98-117 AD;
Size: 3648px × 5472px
Location: Stratigraphic Section, Castlefield Roman Fort, Manchester, UK
Photo credit: © robert harrison / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: archaeological, archaeology, board, castlefield, day, development, fort, history, information, lancashire, mamucium, manchester, roman, section, stages, stone, stratigraphic, sunny, uk, urban, view, wall
