Category
page 1Roman sites in Derbyshire
Chesterfield
market town and unparished area in Derbyshire, England
Derventio
small town in Roman Britannia
Icknield Street
Roman road that ran from Oxfordshire to Yorkshire
The Street
Roman road in England, linking Derby and Manchester
Ardotalia
Ardotalia (from British Celtic for "high dark hill"), also known as Melandra or Melandra Castle, is a Roman fort in Gamesley, near Glossop in Derbyshire, England.
left|thumb|The western ramparts
thumb|left|Track through the centre of the fort
Ardotalia was constructed by Cohors Primae Frisiavonum—The First Cohort of Frisiavones. Evidence for the existence of this unit exists not only from the building stone found at the site but also from various diplomas and other Roman writings. This unit would have had around a thousand men, including the specialist craftsmen needed to perform the skilled w
Navio Roman fort
fort in Hope, High Peak, England, UK