2009

ST8510 : Roman fortifications, Hod Hill

taken 15 years ago, near to Iwerne Courtney or Shroton, Dorset, England

Roman fortifications, Hod Hill
Roman fortifications, Hod Hill
Hod Hill was captured in AD 43 by the Roman Second Legion (Augusta), led by Vespasian, who had already captured Maiden Castle and other hill forts to the south. The Romans built a camp in the north-west corner of the original fort, occupied by a mixed force of 720 legionaries and auxiliaries. The fort was used as a base for about 5 or 6 years, but passed out of use by about AD 50, when troops were withdrawn for the campaigns against Caractacus in Wales, and the remaining men were moved to a new fort further west at Waddon Hill.

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Category: Roman camp
This photo is linked from: Galleries: · Iron-Age Hillforts Automatic Clusters: · Roman Fort [5] · Captured Maiden Castle and other Hill Forts [2] · West of Hod Hill [2] ·
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ST8510, 27 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
John Palmer   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Sunday, 2 August, 2009   (more nearby)
Submitted
Sunday, 2 August, 2009
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! ST 855 107 [100m precision]
WGS84: 50:53.7520N 2:12.3845W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! ST 855 106
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NORTH (about 0 degrees)
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