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Wall Town Roman camp is a fortified military installation located in Shropshire that dates to the Roman period of Britain. The site represents one of the auxiliary forts established as part of Rome's strategic control of the Welsh Marches and the military infrastructure supporting the conquest and occupation of Wales. The camp's defensive earthworks remain visible in the landscape, preserving evidence of its ditches and ramparts characteristic of Roman military architecture. The fort served an important role in the Roman frontier system during the first and second centuries AD, contributing to the broader network of military bases that facilitated Rome's dominance over the region.
Wall Town Roman camp is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1006282. View the official record →
Wall Town Roman camp is a fortified military installation located in Shropshire that dates to the Roman period of Britain. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1006282.
Wall Town Roman camp is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic England (NHLE) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in England. The official designation reference is 1006282.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Castle Toot motte castle, 450m WSW of Mawleytown Farm. (2.4 km), Wayside cross on High Street, 140m south west of St Mary's Church (3.2 km), Stottesdon Bridge 1/3 mile (540m) N of Prescott Mill (4.4 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Wall Town Roman camp's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Wall Town Roman camp stands on Lower Devonian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Early Devonian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.