At the end of October, I visited the Roman ruins of Letocetum. The ruins are managed by National Trust and English Heritage. There is also a museum on site, and this was meant to be open when I visited, but it was not open. I was still able to see the ruins, which are open to the public. The ruins are located in Staffordshire in the village of Wall. The ruins mark the point of crossroads, which were used as a stopping point for travellers. A bath house and mansio (hostel) was located here, and the ruins can be seen today.
The 2nd and 3rd centuries was the height of the settlement here, and the numbers declined in the 5th century. During the time the bath house and mansio were erected, a small settlement was formed for the labour of running these places and providing a stopping point on the way to other locations for the Roman army. The ruins were discovered in 1912.
I had a look around the ruins and read the information boards describing the bath house and the mansio.
In the parking area in Wall, a modern day Roman milestone has been erected for Queen Elizabeth II's Diamond Jubilee. These milestones were markers on roads to measure distance.
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