Metchley Fort | |
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Founded during the reign of | Claudius |
Founded | c. AD 48 |
Abandoned | c. AD 200 |
Place in the Roman world | |
Province | Britannia |
Directly connected to | Icknield Street |
Structure | |
— Second fort structure — | |
Built during the reign of | Domitian |
Built | AD 90 |
— Timber structure — | |
Built during the reign of | Claudius |
Built | c. AD 48 |
Stationed military units | |
— Legions — | |
Legio XIV Gemina and Legio XX Valeria Victrix | |
Events | Boudican revolt (possibly) |
Location | |
Coordinates | 52°27′01″N 1°56′17″W / 52.4504°N 1.938°W |
Place name | Metchley |
Town | Birmingham |
County | West Midlands |
Country | England |
Reference | |
UK-OSNG reference | SN643564 |
Site notes | |
Discovery year | c. 1781 |
Condition | Earthworks, crop marks and ditches |
Controlled by | Scheduled Monument (SAM: CD129) |
Excavation dates | 1934-present |
Archaeologists | Mick Aston |
Metchley Fort was a Roman fort in what is now Birmingham, England.[1] It was built across four phases using a north-to-south plan.