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Calling all armchair generals! Boudica's Last Stand.
(05-30-2016, 10:11 PM)Nathan Ross Wrote:
(05-29-2016, 09:23 PM)David Scothorn Wrote: why not abandon some elements the topography and look for a memorial around Towcester?


However, if any evidence of such a thing ever turned up in a suitable location, I'd reconsider! [Image: wink.png]

Is it unreasonable to propose that a wider-geographical location of Iaciodulma  is at Castle Dykes? 

8 Round Hill (SP628587)
There is a geomorphologically anomalous mound at the end of the
northern ridge with good panoramic views, this may have a fortification of memorial association.

Post Military Elements
The Battle of Watling Street was of massive signifi cance to Romanand British culture alike. It is unlikely that the site was forgotten for generations and it is more than likely that the Romans would have marked the site. Firstly with a military base, to both symbolically
dominate the landscape and to prevent the use of the site as a rallying point for their enemies and secondly, to make a valorifi c
statement, a temple or viewing area. In addition there were significant Roman casualties, this would seem to imply that their deaths,
or at least the deaths of notable individuals, might be recognised,or marked in a physical manner. The obvious site for an honorifi c
statement might well be one of the main camps, particularly that of Castle Dykes with its panoramic views over the conjectured battle-
field. Later, such a site might make an ideal basis for the development of a Norman Motte which could account for the later development of Castle Dykes. Other anomalous features include Round Hill. This feature may be geological, however there are several evident slips on the face and adjacent terraces implying it may be of more recent origin, this may be a monument.
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Re: Calling all armchair generals! - by Ensifer - 03-11-2010, 03:13 PM
Re: Calling all armchair generals! Boudica\'s Last Stand. - by Steve Kaye - 02-18-2012, 06:26 PM
Re: Calling all armchair generals! Boudica\'s Last Stand. - by Steve Kaye - 02-19-2012, 12:02 AM
Re: Calling all armchair generals! Boudica\'s Last Stand. - by Steve Kaye - 02-19-2012, 02:50 PM
Re: Calling all armchair generals! Boudica\'s Last Stand. - by Steve Kaye - 02-19-2012, 05:40 PM
Re: Calling all armchair generals! Boudica\'s Last Stand. - by Steve Kaye - 02-19-2012, 11:26 PM
Re: Calling all armchair generals! Boudica\'s Last Stand. - by Steve Kaye - 04-24-2012, 05:11 PM
Re: Calling all armchair generals! Boudica\'s Last Stand. - by Steve Kaye - 04-24-2012, 09:42 PM
Re: Calling all armchair generals! Boudica\'s Last Stand. - by Steve Kaye - 04-24-2012, 10:10 PM
Re: Calling all armchair generals! Boudica\'s Last Stand. - by Steve Kaye - 04-25-2012, 03:11 PM
Re: Calling all armchair generals! Boudica\'s Last Stand. - by Steve Kaye - 04-25-2012, 03:25 PM
Re: Calling all armchair generals! Boudica\'s Last Stand. - by Steve Kaye - 04-25-2012, 08:36 PM
Re: Calling all armchair generals! Boudica\'s Last Stand. - by Steve Kaye - 04-26-2012, 02:57 PM
Re: Calling all armchair generals! Boudica\'s Last Stand. - by Steve Kaye - 04-27-2012, 01:50 PM
Re: Calling all armchair generals! Boudica\'s Last Stand. - by Steve Kaye - 08-05-2012, 02:24 PM
Calling all armchair generals! Boudica\'s Last Stand. - by antiochus - 11-07-2014, 02:18 PM
Calling all armchair generals! Boudica\'s Last Stand. - by antiochus - 11-08-2014, 01:50 AM
Calling all armchair generals! Boudica\'s Last Stand. - by antiochus - 11-11-2014, 02:03 AM
Calling all armchair generals! Boudica\'s Last Stand. - by antiochus - 11-18-2014, 07:54 AM
Calling all armchair generals! Boudica\'s Last Stand. - by antiochus - 11-20-2014, 02:37 AM
Calling all armchair generals! Boudica\'s Last Stand. - by antiochus - 11-25-2014, 08:29 AM
RE: Calling all armchair generals! Boudica's Last Stand. - by David Scothorn - 05-30-2016, 11:38 PM

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