🏛️ Loium-Caracoticum
Roman settlement and archaeological site in Normandy
📌 Fast Facts
- Location: Near Lézardrieux, Côtes-d'Armor, Brittany, France
- Period: Roman occupation, 1st–3rd centuries CE
- Type: Fortified settlement and port facility
- Current status: Archaeological site with limited surface visibility
Loium-Caracoticum was a Roman coastal settlement established in present-day Brittany during the early Imperial period. The site functioned as a fortified port and trading post, serving Roman military and commercial interests along the Atlantic coast of Gaul. Archaeological investigation has revealed evidence of Roman occupation spanning several centuries, though much of the site remains unexcavated ...