The Roman fortress at Usk

[Scylax]

The original Roman fortress at Usk (Burrium) in Gwent was abandoned due to regular flooding, and replaced with Isca Silurum at Caerleon.

Could this flooding have been due to the Severn bore ? Any suggestions ?

[NazNomad]

It's a feasible explanation, yes.

[dotty.]

http://www.youtube.co...Z999qs&forumid=418454
fascinating

[jno]

possibly; but the Romans were fairly thorough engineers. You'd think they'd notice if a place had a tidal bore or not before building a fortress.

[Mosaic]

What about: the demand for timber must have rocketd whenever the Roman forces entered an area - building, heating, iron-working. So could rapid deforestation of local watershed have contributed to the flooding?

[Scylax]

Yes, Mosaic, it's a thought. The need for masses of timber, and the resultant deforestation prompted the Roman legionaries to dismantle Burrium and float the timbers downriver to what is now Caerleon, for the building of the replacement fortress of Isca Silurum.

Further, I doubt whether the Severn bore would reach so far inland to affect Usk.. Does the bore affect the Severn's tributaries at all ?