Ambleside Roman Fort bibliography and finds database
Armitt Library and Museum, 2001. https://doi.org/10.5284/1000338. How to cite using this DOI
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Resource identifiers
- ADS Collection: 305
- DOI:https://doi.org/10.5284/1000338
- How to cite using this DOI
Introduction
Ambleside Roman Fort is thought to have been occupied by a garrison of 500 infantry between the first and fourth centuries AD. The fort was extensively excavated between 1913 and 1920. The finds from the first seasons excavations were housed in Ambleside's Armitt Library and finds from subsequent years stored in a damp hut next to the site.
In 1929 legal ownership of all these finds was passed to the Armitt Trust who continue to have responsibility for this Collection.
The finds recieved little attention for a many years but in 1983, thanks to funding from the Manpower Services Commission, the Armitt Trust was able to employ an archaeologist to catalogue the Collection. This catalogue was computerised in 2000 and a subset of the data fields has been deposited with the ADS and is available to download.
