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๐Ÿ›๏ธ Blestium-Viroconium

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๐Ÿ›๏ธ Blestium-Viroconium
Roman fort and settlement ruins in Herefordshire


๐Ÿ• 2 min read ยท Updated 15 Mar 2026 at 19:46
๐Ÿ“Œ Fast Facts
  • Located near Ross-on-Wye, Herefordshire, England
  • Established during the Roman conquest of Britain, circa AD 50
  • Served as a military and administrative centre for the conquest of Wales
  • Site remains largely unexcavated; managed as open archaeological landscape

Blestium-Viroconium was a Roman fort established in the mid-first century AD as part of the military infrastructure supporting ...

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