I visited the Roman fort at Rough Castle today, for the first time in probably 40-45 years. I think my dad took me when I was small, although there’s a chance I’m (mis)remembering a visit from having seen photographs and what I otherwise know about sites along the Antonine Wall: the spectre of memory at the edge of empire.

What most sticks in my mind are the lilia, the defensive pit traps on the outside of the wall (seen in the first picture). The last picture shows the line of the Antonine Wall, which was only ever a turf wall with the deep ditch on the left.

It made me a little sad that I was alone there at what is a very impressive Roman site, apart from some dog walkers who seemed oblivious to what was beneath their feet, and a cold and bitter rain that refused to leave my side.

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CASTLE - Cardiff Castle is right in the heart of the city and has a history that goes back nearly 2,000 years. Over time, it's been a Roman fort, a Norman stronghold, and even a Victorian fairy-tale castle. The original motte and castle yard were built in the late 11th century by the Normans on top of a Roman fort from the 3rd century. Archaeological digs show that the Romans set up the first fort around 55 AD.

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Today's Flickr photo with the most hits: Housesteads Fort, and a section of Hadrian's Wall.

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First Roman bridgehead fort discovered in Austria solves ‘Deserted Castle’ mystery

Archaeologists have found the first confirmed Roman bridgehead fort ever discovered in Austria, positioned in the Danube floodplains near the site named “Ödes Schloss” close to Stopfenreuth in Lower Austria...

More information: https://archaeologymag.com/2025/04/first-roman-bridgehead-fort-discovered-in-austria/

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Unique gold artifact discovered at Roman fort in Georgia may hint at lost temple dedicated to god of war

Archaeologists have made a series of remarkable discoveries at the Roman fort of Apsaros in present-day Georgia, highlighting the site’s religious, economic, and military significance during the Roman period...

More information: https://archaeologymag.com/2024/11/unique-gold-artifact-discovered-at-roman-fort-in-georgia/

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Traces of the Roman fort at Cramond, on the south side of the Firth of Forth near Edinburgh. First built in AD140-2, the fort had a role in successive attempts by the Roman empire to extend its influence over the whole of these islands. More pics and info: https://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/edinburgh/cramondfort/index.html

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Newly found Roman fort in Pembrokeshire challenges Celtic-Roman peace theory

A researcher in Pembrokeshire, Wales, has uncovered a previously unknown Roman fort, challenging long-held beliefs about the relationship between the region’s indigenous Celtic tribe and the Roman invaders. The fort, concealed beneath an overgrown field, is now regarded as a find of national importance...

More information: https://archaeologymag.com/2024/08/newly-found-roman-fort-in-pembrokeshire-wales/

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A previously unknown #Romanfort discovered in Pembrokeshire #Wales🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿overturns assumptions that the area’s indigenous #Celtic tribe was on #peaceful terms with the #Romans.

The #site which has excited #archaeologists was #hidden until now beneath an enormous, overgrown #field. It explains why the land had been unsuccessful for #farming the farmer kept hitting #stone.

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Some of the ramparts of Ardoch Roman Fort, near the village of Braco in Perthshire. With as manay as six distinct lines of ditches and ramparts, it is amongst the most impressive fort remains to be found anywhere in the Roman Empire. More pics and info: https://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/braco/ardochromanfort/index.html

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Rough Castle Roman Fort, on one of the best preserved stretches of the Antonine Wall near Falkirk. It's a great place to appreciate what the wall was like: and, just possibly, was the origin of the story of King Arthur’s Camelot. More pics and info: https://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/falkirk/roughcastle/index.html

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