10-09-2015, 03:35 PM
Some of you are aware that I have this...some would call it an obsession, others, get out more often....approach and interest in Waddon Hill. A Fort occupied by units of II AVG circa 45 to 65 AD......ish.
Now this site needed a Bath House. My trawling of the internet and items in black and white, books, seem to conclude that little or no effort, at the times of excavations,was made to find the Bath House for this Fort. As this site was occupied for 20 ish years, one would presume washing facilities would be provided.
I shall now present my ideas for the Bath House site etc and reasons. Please Please, anyone with further knowledge of this site or just greater knowledge on Roman Military bath Houses, please correct me or if you can, push me in a direction that I may be able to find more info.
Firstly I present a link I found.... http://archaeologydataservice.ac.uk/arch...Id=1014350.
Secondly, pic captures from Google Earth showing, 1, site of Fort in Dorset.
2, pic from 2001
3, pic from 2002
4, pic from 2005 showing nettles/foiliated area
Now the natural geology of nearby Lewesdon Hill provides many springs to transport the water needed to this site.
I shall pop up there again in the Winter months to see if rain and plough has exposed any Tesseria in the area.
All help is greatly appreciated chaps.
Kevin.
Now this site needed a Bath House. My trawling of the internet and items in black and white, books, seem to conclude that little or no effort, at the times of excavations,was made to find the Bath House for this Fort. As this site was occupied for 20 ish years, one would presume washing facilities would be provided.
I shall now present my ideas for the Bath House site etc and reasons. Please Please, anyone with further knowledge of this site or just greater knowledge on Roman Military bath Houses, please correct me or if you can, push me in a direction that I may be able to find more info.
Firstly I present a link I found.... http://archaeologydataservice.ac.uk/arch...Id=1014350.
Secondly, pic captures from Google Earth showing, 1, site of Fort in Dorset.
2, pic from 2001
3, pic from 2002
4, pic from 2005 showing nettles/foiliated area
Now the natural geology of nearby Lewesdon Hill provides many springs to transport the water needed to this site.
I shall pop up there again in the Winter months to see if rain and plough has exposed any Tesseria in the area.
All help is greatly appreciated chaps.
Kevin.
Kevin