Roman bastion in the Barbican
Introduction
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Roman bastion in the Barbican
Image: © Natasha Ceridwen de Chroustchoff Taken: 12 May 2007
Once part of the city wall this well-preserved bastion remains as a perch for birds and a germination opportunity for a few wild plants. Not to be confused with a tower that was higher than the wall, a bastion was the same height as the wall it was a part of. It is a projection built to cover blind spots and to give the defenders the ability to fire on the attackers from two directions. A good eight feet or so of its height are now buried which gives some idea of the change in ground level here over the course of time.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.515897
Longitude
-0.091545