Lunt Roman Fort

• Lunt Roman Fort is a modern reconstruction located near the junction of the Fosse Way and Watling Street at Baginton, 4 miles (6.5km) from Coventry, in the County of Warwickshire.
• The original Fort was constructed in c. 60 CE during Boudicca's Revolt but its name remains unknown.

History

• Lunt Roman Fort is a rare example of a prefabricated Roman Fort.
• The Timber sections were cut and prepared in Gaul, then shipped over and assembled on the Site.
• The Fort is not the standard playing card shape.

Roman Site

• Lunt Roman Fort
  • A reconstruction of the Roman Fort has been built.

Gyrus

• It holds the only known ‘Gyrus’, a circular arena, in the Roman Empire.
• The Gyrus may have been used for training horses.

Photo and map: Lunt Roman Fort, Coventry