Trench Hall Banks

Possible Roman Fort

Trench Hall Banks is a suspected fort lies about three miles to the west of the Roman road running between Wroxeter and Whitchurch in Shropshire, at a point about mid-way between the two towns. If the enclosure does turn out to be Roman, its position, forward of the military highway suggests that it was constructed before the road was laid. The elongated shape, almost twice as long as broad and forming a parallelogram in outline, does not conform to the standard playing-card format of a Roman military enclosure. There are other reasons to suspect that the site is non-Roman; its position, overlooked by high-ground close-by is very un-military, also the fact that the only finds turned-up during frequent ploughing have all been Medieval or Tudor in date; although this second point may be due to continuing occupation where the overlying Medieval layers have been disturbed but the ploughshare has not yet reached the underlying Roman levels. More field-work is needed to evaluate this interesting and probably multi-period site.

Map References for Trench Hall Banks

OS National Grid Reference: SJ515270
Dimensions: c.348 x 177 ft (c.106 x 54 m)
Area: c.½ acre (c.0.57 ha)

References for Trench Hall Banks

Shropshire Sites and Monuments Record (PRN 01136, 2002)

Map References for Trench Hall Banks

NGRef: SJ515270 OSMap: LR126

Roman Roads near Trench Hall Banks

None identified

 

Sites near Trench Hall Banks