02-27-2014, 02:27 AM
Wasn't the Pons Aelius fort built to guard the river crossing? The reconstruction image makes it look very close to the wall itself - is that distance accurate?
It was only a small fort, for a quingenary cohort at most, so there would probably only be six barrack blocks in total. You can see them in the reconstruction - the other three barrack-sized buildings with the buttressed walls are granaries. The two narrower right-angled buildings in the central range are presumably workshops.
Quote:is there no evidence for an additional 'barrack block' in the SW corner (in the gap)? My 'research & theory' would rather like there to be 10 in total.
It was only a small fort, for a quingenary cohort at most, so there would probably only be six barrack blocks in total. You can see them in the reconstruction - the other three barrack-sized buildings with the buttressed walls are granaries. The two narrower right-angled buildings in the central range are presumably workshops.
Nathan Ross
