🏛️ Abona-Glevum
Roman fort and settlement in South Gloucestershire, England
📌 Fast Facts
- Roman auxiliary fort established c. AD 70–75 during the conquest of Britain
- Located near modern-day Bitton, Gloucestershire, along the River Avon
- Part of the Roman road network connecting Wales to the Severn estuary
- Remains largely unexcavated; subsurface archaeology indicates significant structural deposits
Abona-Glevum was a Roman auxiliary fort positioned on the eastern bank of the River Avon in what is now South Gloucestershire. The settlement served a strategic function during the early Roman occupation of Britain, likely housing a cohort of auxiliary troops tasked with frontier security and road maintenance. The site marks an important waypoint in the Roman imperial infrastructure network that extended from the conquest period through the late Roman period ...