Deva Heronbridge Traditional Geocache
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A pleasant walk through the fields along the river south of Chester, past the site of a Roman settlement.
The cache itself is a click‘n’lock box in a camo bag, filled with the usual swaps for kids and grown ups, some TBs and a first to find certificate. Please replace as you find it.
It is hidden just outside the archaeological site, just off the path on a pleasant walk along the river between handbridge and eccleston.
There are lots of good places to stop for a picnic along the way, although the noise of traffic from the A55 is a bit of a pain near GZ. Stealth needed since muggle activity is high. As well as muggles there are often cattle in the meadows and the area regularly gets quite muddy – wellies recommended if it’s been wet recently.
Probably the most famous Roman site in Cheshire is Chester itself. Founded in AD79, this city know to the Romans as Deva was the fortress home to the II and XX Legion. Deva would of served as a base for the Legions keeping order in North Wales.
However, only soldiers could live within the walls of the forts, so civilian settlements grew up close to the military bases but away from their control. There were two civilian settlements on the outskirts of Deva, at Heronbridge and Saltney, home to traders, craftspeople and soldiers’ families.
Heronbridge was situated south of Deva, on the route of the Roman road called Watling Street.
The site was first excavated during the 1930's. Since 2002, a programme of annual summer excavation has been carried out by Dr David Mason and the Chester Archaeological Society. Finds at the site have dated its occupancy from c.100-160AD. It is thought that this site was most likely an industrious area due to the evidence of kilns near to the road. Tombstones and evidence of a battle cemetery have also been found.
To learn more about Roman Deva and to see some of the finds made at this site, why not visit the excellent Grovesnor Museum in Chester.
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