Ardotalia
Ardotalia (also known as Melandra, or Melandra Castle) is a Roman fort in Gamesley, near Glossop in Derbyshire, England. Ardotalia was constructed by Cohors Primae Frisiavonum—The First Cohort of Frisiavones. Evidence for the existence of this unit exists not only from the building stone found at the site but also from various diplomas and other Roman writings. This unit would have had around a thousand men, including the specialist craftsmen needed to perform the skilled work of building the fort.
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Ardotalia
Ardotalia (also known as Melandra, or Melandra Castle) is a Roman fort in Gamesley, near Glossop in Derbyshire, England. Ardotalia was constructed by Cohors Primae Frisiavonum—The First Cohort of Frisiavones. Evidence for the existence of this unit exists not only from the building stone found at the site but also from various diplomas and other Roman writings. This unit would have had around a thousand men, including the specialist craftsmen needed to perform the skilled work of building the fort.
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Ardotalia (also known as Melan ...... a Scheduled Ancient Monument.
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Cohors Primae Frisiavonum—The First Cohort of Frisiavones
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The fort today looking towards Longdendale
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Melandra Castle Roman fort
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High Peak, Derbyshire
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Map showing the location of Ardotalia within Derbyshire.
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Ardotalia (also known as Melan ...... led work of building the fort.
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