🏛️ Perbentio-Letocetum
Roman fort and settlement in Nottinghamshire
📌 Fast Facts
- Location: Near Wellow, Nottinghamshire, England
- Roman period: Established c. 70–80 CE; occupied until c. 120 CE
- Site type: Auxiliary fort with associated vicus (civilian settlement)
- Current status: Archaeological site; earthworks and scheduled ancient monument
Perbentio-Letocetum is an archaeological site in Nottinghamshire representing a Roman auxiliary fort and associated civilian settlement established during the 1st century CE. The fort was constructed during the Roman advance northward into Britain and served as a military installation to control the Midlands region. Today, the site survives as earthworks and underground archaeological deposits protected as a scheduled ancient monument ...