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This article is about the Roman town in Herefordshire. For the Roman fort on Hadrian's Wall, see Magnis (Carvoran).
Excavations of the Roman road just south of Magnis in 2005
Magnis was a Romano-British town and an important market centre for the British Dobunni tribe, located near modern-day Kenchester in Herefordshire, England. The town was shaped as an irregular hexagon, with a single main street along the line of the main Roman Road running east-west through the area, and an irregular pattern of side streets with tightly packed buildings leading off it.[1]
Earthen defences have been found dating from the 2nd century, with later stone defences being built by the 4th century and occupation likely to have continued into the 5th century.[2]
The town gave its name to the Magonsaete, the Saxon tribe that settled in the area during the Anglo-Saxon invasion of Britain.[3]
References
- ^ "MAGNIS Romano-British Town". www.roman-britain.org. Togodumnus. http://www.roman-britain.org/places/magnis.htm. Retrieved 2009-06-07.
- ^ "MAGNIS". Pastscape - National Monuments Record. English Heritage. http://www.pastscape.org.uk/hob.aspx?hob_id=108086. Retrieved 2009-05-07.
- ^ Kirby, D. P. (2000). The earliest English kings. Routledge. p. 9. ISBN 041524210X. http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=Fzhk_DvzqSkC&pg=PA9. Retrieved 2009-06-07.
Categories:- History of Herefordshire
- Roman towns and cities in England
- Former populated places in England
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