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Unpopular opinion: people keep calling that new Roman fort in York a 'castle' and it's messing with the timeline.

It's a 2nd-century auxiliary fort, not a medieval structure, and mixing them up makes it harder to understand the actual military shift in Britain after the legions left.
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jordan305
jordan3051mo ago
That fort by the river is clearly Roman layout. Calling it a castle just confuses people about what happened when the army pulled out. It makes the Dark Ages way harder to explain.
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leoward
leoward1mo ago
How many forts got reused after the legions left?
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noah_walker16
Found one near Bath being used as a sheep pen.
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