Derventio Traditional Cache
Deceangi: As the owner has failed to action a Needs Archiving log made on the 26-7-08 except to delete the log, plus the owner does not seem to be able to visit the cache location to maintain the cache. I'm Archiving this cache for Non Maintenance.
Deceangi Volunteer UK Reviewer Geocaching.com
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Ive given the terrain a 3.5 only because of the last 6ft or so which is steeply sloping, the rest of the path is easier going.
Derventio
Dating from early 1st Century AD, the outlines of some of the remains of this Roman Fort can be seen at the Orchard Fields in Malton. It was occupied by the Romans for around 200 years.
Prior to Roman occupation the area is thought to have been occupied by the Parisi, a tribe of Gauls, which invaded the East Riding and establishing themselves there. This is the same tribe after which Paris took its name.
Although artefacts from the site had been collected and put into private collections as early as the early 1800’s, the site was only excavated for the first time in 1927-30. One of the directors of this excavation, Mr Philip Corder, considered that the original use of the site was a temporary camp, housing the Legio IX, an expeditionary force which stopped at Derventio, as part of their military strategy to secure the area before advancing to Eboracum.
The fort was rebuilt several times over, including
• The Agricolan Fort – during the reign of Agricola possibly c. AD 79 when the temporary camp was replaced by a smaller permanent fort with outer perimeter fences of timber and internal buildings of wattle and daub
• The Trajanic Fort – during the reign of Trajan (AD 98-117) when the Agricolan palisade was pulled down and the fort rebuilt in stone.
To view artefacts and read further information, drop by Malton Museum, in the Market Place.
The information on this page can be read in greater detail in 'Derventio' by L Peter Wenham, which can be picked up at the gift shop for the princely sum of 50p!
Contains some small Roman related swaps and a couple of other bits 'n' pieces as well as the usual blankety blank log book and pencil.
I've also set loose a new Travel Bug, Maximus Decimus Meridius in the cache.
Additional Hints
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gerr ebbgf 6sg qbja fybcr