Memorials & monuments · West Midlands
Roman fort
In or near Leintwardine.
Roman fort in Wales Mid, United Kingdom.
Richard Webb — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 15 min–45 min
- Nearest railway station
- Bucknell · 3.5 km
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
Roman fort is a place of interest in Wales Mid, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: River Teme SSSI
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Shropshire Hills
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Buckton Roman Fort is an archaeological site at Buckton, about 1 mile south-west of Leintwardine, in Herefordshire. England. it is a scheduled monument.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
Description
The Roman vicus Bravonium was established at present-day Leintwardine about AD 70; a fort was built there about AD 160, and abandoned about AD 196. The fort at Buckton is just above the floodplain of the River Teme. The remains, entirely buried, were observed and photographed from the air by W A Baker in 1959, during a drought. There was excavation between then and 1961, from which a chronology was established. Originally there were turf ramparts and timber gate towers, constructed about AD 80. The fort replaced an earlier fort nearby at Jay Lane. It is thought that this site had a better water supply; traces of a bath house were found to the east of the fort.
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 52.3546, -2.8968
- District
- Herefordshire, County of
- Parish
- Buckton and Coxall
- Postcode
- SY7 0JU
- Parliamentary constituency
- North Herefordshire
- Nearest railway station
- Bucknell — 3.5 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q17645774 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Buckton Roman Fort (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Roman fort?
- Roman fort is in Mid Wales, United Kingdom (postcode SY7 0JU), in the parish of Buckton and Coxall.
- What is Roman fort?
- Roman fort in Wales Mid, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Roman fort?
- The nearest railway station is Bucknell, about 3.5 km away. Drivers can use postcode SY7 0JU.
- Is Roman fort a protected site?
- Yes — Roman fort is part of the River Teme SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the Shropshire Hills National Landscape (AONB).
- Is Roman fort free to visit?
- Yes, Roman fort is free to enter.
- How do I get to Roman fort?
- The nearest railway station is Bucknell, about 3.5 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode SY7 0JU.