Letavia - coastal patrol on the Tractus armoricani

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Letavia - coastal patrol on the Tractus armoricani - Agraes - 10-27-2009

10 days ago we launch a coastal patrol to detect any germanic ship approaching the Tractus armoricani :wink:
Aim of the day was Lostmarc'h, a protohistoric promontory fort of the Crozon peninsula in Brittany. Some late roman burials hints to a possible reoccupation.

Let the photos speak by themselves.

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We met no saxon pirat but a strange creature coming from the ocean!

Re: Letavia - coastal patrol on the Tractus armoricani - Robert Vermaat - 10-28-2009

You must have made an impression on those Saxon raiders, because I can't see any ship out there... Big Grin

Re: Letavia - coastal patrol on the Tractus armoricani - Gaius Julius Caesar - 10-29-2009

Quote:10 days ago we launch a coastal patrol to detect any germanic ship approaching the Tractus armoricani :wink:
Aim of the day was Lostmarc'h, a protohistoric promontory fort of the Crozon peninsula in Brittany. Some late roman burials hints to a possible reoccupation.

Let the photos speak by themselves.

We met no saxon pirat but a strange creature coming from the ocean!

Well done! I see you managed to intercept the Saxon SF trying to infiltrate on their surf boards!

Seriously though, is that a fort ditch in the background of this picture?

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Re: Letavia - coastal patrol on the Tractus armoricani - Agraes - 10-29-2009

Not ditches, but yes it's the promontory fort.

You can see a part of the banks of the fort on this photo :wink:
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The stone structure is of much later date, probably remains of a modern era building.

Re: Letavia - coastal patrol on the Tractus armoricani - Gaius Julius Caesar - 10-30-2009

So possibly this was a Venetii settlement seiged and sacked by Caesar? then fortified?

Re: Letavia - coastal patrol on the Tractus armoricani - Agraes - 10-31-2009

It's exactly the type of settlement described by Cesar. However it was not on the territory of the Veneti, but on the territory of the Osismi, another armorican tribe. Promontory forts (or their remains) are even more common on their territory.

Re: Letavia - coastal patrol on the Tractus armoricani - Mithras - 12-31-2009

Fantastic pictures. Did you get any funny 'looks' from walkers or tourists?

What kind of shield is that? The tiny rectangular blue one??

Re: Letavia - coastal patrol on the Tractus armoricani - Agraes - 01-02-2010

Hi Paul, thanks you :wink:
Your walks and experimentations have been great sources of inspiration for us to do this.

Some people were quite amused by us. One woman even asked if we were involved in a hazing!

The small shield is a pictish shield, inspired by roman sculptures, one pictish carving and an iron age shield found at Clottouna, Ireland.

Re: Letavia - coastal patrol on the Tractus armoricani - Mithras - 01-03-2010

You don't say whether it was an enjoyable experience - but as you say the photographs seem to indicate that you did!
Will you do anything like this again?

Re: Letavia - coastal patrol on the Tractus armoricani - Agraes - 01-05-2010

Sure! It was a fantastic experience in a wonderful landscape.
We already have several projects of other walks like this. Just waiting for a tad better weather Big Grin