Roman Anglesey: Recent Discoveries. (5th November 2018)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Hopewell, David
• Is Part Of: Britannia. Volume 49(2018)
• Page Start: 313
• Page End: 322
• Publication Date: 2018-11-05
• Subjects: Wales, -- fortlet, -- watchtower, -- settlement, -- Romanisation, -- Segontium, -- coastal defences; Great Britain -- History -- Roman period, 55 B.C.-449 A.D -- Periodicals; Great Britain -- Antiquities, Roman -- Periodicals; Romans -- Great Britain -- Periodicals; 936.10305
• DOI: 10.1017/S0068113X18000247
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0068-113X

Abstract

ABSTRACT: A series of projects by Gwynedd Archaeological Trust has identified two significant sites on the island of Anglesey. The first is a trading settlement on the shore of the Menai Strait which provides evidence for a hitherto unknown level of Romanisation in the remote west of the province. The second is a late first- to early second-century fortlet on the northern coast of the island that probably functioned as both a navigational aid and a point of strength at a landing place. The presence of a fourth-century watchtower on Carmel Head was also confirmed by excavation and its role in the late Roman coastal defence system is considered.