Lancaster - Roman Bath House Ruins ....
Wery Wall - meaning - Anglo-Saxon "werian" which means "to guard, keep, defend".
The Wery Wall is an interesting surviving fragment of Roman walling on the east slope of Castle Hill and represents a section of a bastion of the last Roman fort on the site. Adjacent to the wall are the excavated remains of a small Roman bathhouse uncovered in 1973.
My better half informs me - as used to work at Lancaster Job Centre - that where the building now stands are more ruins - so if the job centre ever goes, falls over etc et all - more history can be investigated !
A small section of Roman wall survives on the slope below Lancaster Castle. The wall is near the rear of Mitre House and is thought to have been part of the last Roman fort on the site, erected some time in the 4th century, probably around 330 AD. What we see today is the core of the wall, as all the facing stones have disappeared.
The first fort on this site may date to as early as 80 AD, but this was rebuilt on at least 6 occasions over the ensuing centuries until the last fort was abandoned in the early 5th century. The final rebuilding took place in 367 AD when the fort was contracted in size as a typical Saxon Shore type of defensive enclosure encompassing 9 acres.
Some more information on the site here !
http://lancashirepast.com/2014/07/27/lancaster-roman-baths-and-wery-wall/
The Wery Wall is an interesting surviving fragment of Roman walling on the east slope of Castle Hill and represents a section of a bastion of the last Roman fort on the site. Adjacent to the wall are the excavated remains of a small Roman bathhouse uncovered in 1973.
My better half informs me - as used to work at Lancaster Job Centre - that where the building now stands are more ruins - so if the job centre ever goes, falls over etc et all - more history can be investigated !
A small section of Roman wall survives on the slope below Lancaster Castle. The wall is near the rear of Mitre House and is thought to have been part of the last Roman fort on the site, erected some time in the 4th century, probably around 330 AD. What we see today is the core of the wall, as all the facing stones have disappeared.
The first fort on this site may date to as early as 80 AD, but this was rebuilt on at least 6 occasions over the ensuing centuries until the last fort was abandoned in the early 5th century. The final rebuilding took place in 367 AD when the fort was contracted in size as a typical Saxon Shore type of defensive enclosure encompassing 9 acres.
Some more information on the site here !
http://lancashirepast.com/2014/07/27/lancaster-roman-baths-and-wery-wall/
Spoken in an Elma Fudd accent: "That's wery interesting."
ReplyDeleteahhh be good to dig more....
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