🏛️ Cicucium-Stretton Grandison
Romano-British fort and settlement in Herefordshire
📌 Fast Facts
- Roman auxiliary fort established circa AD 70 on the road between Gloucester and Chester
- Located in the Stretton Grandison area of Herefordshire, England
- Site remains largely unexcavated; principal evidence from surface survey and fragmentary finds
- Marks the northern frontier of Roman economic control in the Welsh borderlands
Cicucium-Stretton Grandison represents a Roman auxiliary fort and associated civilian settlement in the borderlands of Britannia. Positioned on the arterial route connecting Gloucester (Glevum) to Chester (Deva), the site served strategic functions during the Roman occupation. Archaeological evidence from surface finds and geophysical survey indicates occupation spanning the 1st and 2nd centuries AD, though the full extent and chronology of the site remain incompletely understood ...