OSMap: LR119
Type: Possible Roman Fort
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NGRef: SK2168 OSMap: LR119 Type: Possible Roman Fort |
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| DEO MARTI BRACIACAE Q SITTIVS CAECILIAN PRAEF COH I AQVITANO V S |
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| "To the god Mars of the Many Arms, Quintus Sittius Caecilianus, prefect of the First Cohort of Aquitanians, fulfills his vow." (RIB 278; altarstone) |
The R.I.B. lists a single inscription on stone for Bakewell (vide supra), which seems to imply the presence of some sort of Roman military establishment, perhaps a short-lived fort. The dedication is made by the commanding officer of Cohors Primae Aquitanorum, who are also attested at the auxiliary fort at Brough-on-Noe (vide RIB 283), about 10 miles to the north. The Brough-on-Noe fort is only just large enough to contain half of this unit, and it is possible that a similarly sized fort was built here at Bakewell to house the remaining half of the regiment. If this is the case, then the fort may have been occupied for a short period sometime during the AD150's, a time when the Brigantes tribe who lived in this area were known to have revolted against the Roman presence in their tribal homelands.
