Cornovii

Location of the Caithness Cornovii

The Cornovii is the name by which two, or three, tribes were known in Roman Britain.[1] One tribe was in the area centred on present-day Shropshire, one was in Caithness in northernmost Scotland, and there was probably one in Cornwall. The name has appeared in ancient sources in various forms, such as Cornavii, Cornabii, and Curnavii.[2]

The three tribes were:

Territory of the Midlands Cornovii
  1. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference W19 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Rivet, A. L. F.; Smith, Colin (1979). The Place-names of Roman Britain. London: Batsford Ltd. pp. 324–5. ISBN 0-7134-2077-4.
  3. ^ Todd, Malcolm (1987). The South West to AD 1000. A Regional History of England. Longman. pp. 203, 217. ISBN 0-582-49274-2.