
What is recorded here
Waddon Hill Roman Fort is a well-preserved example of a late Iron Age or early Roman military site, dating to around the 1st century AD. It is associated with the Roman expansion into southern Britain and provides insight into the defensive strategies and settlement patterns of the period.
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