Ilkley Roman Fort | |
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Known also as | Olicana |
Founded during the reign of | Titus |
Founded | c. 80 AD |
Abandoned | 4th - 5th century AD |
Place in the Roman world | |
Province | Britannia |
Nearby water | River Wharfe |
Structure | |
— Stone structure — | |
— Wood and earth structure — | |
Stationed military units | |
— Cohorts — | |
First cohort of the Lingones tribe | |
Location | |
Coordinates | 53°55′37″N 1°49′30″W / 53.927°N 1.825°W |
Town | Ilkley |
County | West Yorkshire |
Country | England |
Reference | |
UK-OSNG reference | SE115478 |
Site notes | |
Excavation dates | 1919-21 |
Ilkley Roman Fort is a Roman fort on the south bank of the River Wharfe, at the centre of the modern town of Ilkley, a Victorian spa town in West Yorkshire, England.