LLANDRINDOD COMMON ROMAN CAMP VI

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Digitised copy of drawing of the Llandrindod Common practice camps VI and VII, produced for University of Wales Press publication "Roman Camps in Wales and the Marches", by J.L. Davies and R.H. Jones, Board of Celtic Studies, University of Wales.

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http://www.coflein.gov.uk/en/site/308253/images/DI2005_0396.jpg

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Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales

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24/07/2009

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Roman Camps in Wales and the Marches Publication Collection

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Reproduced by permission of Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales

Crown Copyright: Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales 2005

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19538

Item uploaded:

10/11/2009

Date originally created:

2/9/2005

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Submitted by Gathering The Jewels on Fri, 14/01/2011 - 15:27

The two drawings are (VI and VII) the outlines of two Roman temporary marching camps. These were built by the Roman Army as it marched through Britain. These sites were built by the soldiers and were used to train the troops in military practice. Camps such as these tend to cluster around the (later) permanent Civilian fort. It might be suggested that these marching camps, similar in shape to the classic playing card shape of the fort, were built to practice the fort building skills of the troops.