Roman fort found in Cornwall 'rewrites history'

[Viggen]

A Roman fort which has been discovered in Cornwall is challenging previous historical views about the South West. Pottery and pieces of slag have been found at the undisclosed location near St Austell, suggesting an ironworks. Experts said the discovery challenges previous thinking about the region's history as it had been thought Romans did not settle much beyond Exeter. John Smith, from Cornwall Historic Environment Service, said: "This is a major discovery, no question about it. Mr Smith said: "For Roman Britain it's an important and quite crucial discovery because it tells us a lot about Roman occupation in the South West that was hitherto completely unexpected. "The other Roman sites we know about [in Cornwall] have occupation in the 1st Century AD, of about 50 AD to 80 AD, and that fits in with what we know about Exeter. "In finding the pottery and glass, it's saying the occupation is much longer and goes from 60 AD up to about 250 AD, which turns the whole thing on its head...

 

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[Centurion-Macro]

That is very interesting. I never really payed attention to the Romans in the South West of England.