What is recorded here
This white commemorative plaque records: Foundations of the South-East angle of the Roman Fortress wall and internal tower. Built between A.D. 74 and 96. In front of the wall was a defensive ditch 9 feet deep and 20 feet wide, which is now filled in.
The Roman Fortress at Chester was a significant military stronghold built during the Flavian period to control the northwest of Roman Britain. Its defensive structure, including walls and ditches, exemplifies Roman military architecture and their efforts to consolidate power across their empire.
A plaque record does not grant entry to a building or private land. View it from a public place unless permission is clearly given.
Places near here
The NewgateListed building · 16 yd
Roman Angle TowerVisitor information · 18 yd
Old NewgateListed building · 18 yd
Roman AmphitheatreHeritage attraction · 82 yd
St John's Church (ruined portions)Scheduled monument · 183 yd
Roman GardensVisitor information · 203 yd
Statue of St Andrew on the former Bank of Liverpool buildingMonument or public art · 224 yd
St Nicholas' ChapelScheduled monument · 347 yd
War MemorialMemorial · 362 yd
Chester CastleCastle · 560 yd
Roman quarry including Edgar's Cave and the rock-cut figure of Minerva on Edgar's Field, 150m south west of Dee BridgeScheduled monument · 594 yd
Overleigh Road CemeteryRegistered park or garden · 1016 ydOther information
Photo: John S Turner on Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0