Westbury Fort?
Possible Roman Fort
The Possible Fort Site at Westbury – This site lies roughly half-way along the Roman road from the fortress at Wroxeter to the legionary fort at Forden Gaer. The only evidence of Roman occupation, uncovered during the digging of a cess-pit in a back-garden at the centre of the village, is a section of ‘wattle and daub’ walling which had apparently collapsed upon a floor of gravel and compacted earth. These construction methods are typical of those used in a Roman timber building, and fragments of roof-tile have enabled positive identification of the buried remains as Roman. The probability of a substantial Roman presence here remains strong.
Map References for Westbury
OS National Grid Reference: SJ354094
Dimensions: unknown
Area: unknown
References for Westbury
- Shropshire Sites and Monuments Record (PRN 01591, 2002)
Roman Roads near Westbury
Road: E (16) to Viroconivm Road: SW (12) to Forden Gaer (Forden Gaer, Powys)
Sites near Westbury Fort?
- Lea Cross Villa (6 km)
Villa - Clawdd Coch Camps (14 km)
Marching or Temporary Camp - Plas Cerrig Fort (14 km)
Possible Roman Fort - Sharpstones Hill (14 km)
Iron Age Settlement - Abertanat Camp B (16 km)
Marching or Temporary Camp - Llanymynech (16 km)
Iron Age Hillfort - Abertanat Camp A (16 km)
Marching or Temporary Camp - Abertanat Camp West (16 km)
Marching or Temporary Camp - Llansantffraid Roman Fort (17 km)
Supply Depot - Roveries (17 km)
Iron Age Hillfort