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Metchley Fort
The site of the praetentura, pictured here in 2009
Metchley Fort is located in West Midlands county
Metchley Fort
Founded during the reign ofClaudius
Foundedc. AD 48
Abandonedc. AD 200
Place in the Roman world
ProvinceBritannia
Directly connected toIcknield Street
Structure
— Second fort structure —
Built during the reign ofDomitian
BuiltAD 90
— Timber structure —
Built during the reign ofClaudius
Builtc. AD 48
Stationed military units
— Legions —
Legio XIV Gemina and Legio XX Valeria Victrix
EventsBoudican revolt (possibly)
Location
Coordinates52°27′01″N 1°56′17″W / 52.4504°N 1.938°W / 52.4504; -1.938
Place nameMetchley
TownBirmingham
CountyWest Midlands
CountryEngland
Reference
UK-OSNG referenceSN643564
Site notes
Discovery yearc. 1781
ConditionEarthworks, crop marks and ditches
Controlled byScheduled Monument (SAM: CD129)
Excavation dates1934-present
ArchaeologistsMick Aston

Metchley Fort was a Roman fort in what is now Birmingham, England.[1] It was built across four phases using a north-to-south plan.

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