Bawtry Roman Fort
Fortlet
The existence of a small Roman fort about ½-mile (c.0.8 km) east of Bawtry was first noted in the Victoria County History of 1905, and, although all visible traces of the earthworks have now been lost due to intense cultivation of this prime agricultural site, the outline of the fort was observed from the air in 1944 and subsequent years. It lies on a gravel terrace of the River Idle, a tributary of the Trent, which would have presented problems during Roman times in the form of marshes, which have since been drained, leaving the site around 1,000 feet (c.305 m) from the present course of the river. The encampment is square, with gateways in the centre of its south-west and north-east sides, its defences aligned on the Roman road which passes only 100 feet (c.30.5 m) outside its north-eastern defences. The fortlet is evidently placed to guard the crossing over the Itchen of the main Roman road running between the coloniae at Lincoln and York (JRS 1953 p.87).
Map References for Bawtry
References for Bawtry
- Air Reconnaissance of Southern Britain by J.K. St. Joseph in J.R.S. XLIII (1953) pp.81-97;
Map References for Bawtry
NGRef: SK6592 OSMap: LR111
Roman Roads near Bawtry
NW (9) to Danvm (Doncaster, South Yorkshire) SE (12) to Segelocvm (Littleborough, Nottinghamshire)
Sites near Bawtry Roman Fort
- Stancil Villa (6 km)
Villa - Rossington Bridge Vexilation Fort (7 km)
Pottery and Vexillation Fort - Danum (Doncaster) Vicus (14 km)
Vicus - Danum (Doncaster) Forts (14 km)
Flavian Auxiliary Fort (AD 69–96) and Vicus - Marton Roman Fort (20 km)
Auxiliary Fort - Gleadthorpe Marching Camp (23 km)
Marching or Temporary Camp - Burghwallis Roman Fort (24 km)
Auxiliary Fort - Templeborough Roman Fort (25 km)
Neronian Auxiliary Fort (AD 54–68) and Vicus - Newton On Trent Roman Fort (25 km)
Vexillation Fort - Newton-on-Trent Marching Camp 1 and 2 (25 km)
Marching or Temporary Camp