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This project successfully funded on 23rd July 2024, you can still support them with a donation.
Britain's BIG FORT Build!
Wrexham, Flintshire, United Kingdom
Aim
BIG FORT Build is one of the UK's most exciting heritage projects -to build an entire Roman fort for you to experience life 2,000 years' ago
Join us on Britain's BIG FORT BUILD!
Imagine you were transported back in time to the Roman Conquest of Britain. Yes?
Now imagine you’re a soldier having to protect the frontier against hostile tribes... Or a Celtic warrior defending your land against the best army in the ancient world. Could you survive, would you survive?
Imagine no longer. This is Britain’s BIG Fort Build – the first and only entire Roman fort to be built in Britain for nearly 2,000 years!
Now you can see, touch, smell and taste this incredible experience in our full-scale authentic Roman auxiliary fort that recreates how tough and challenging life was for troops and Celtic tribespeople since the Romans arrived on our shores.
The Campaign Continues!
Thanks to your generosity and the hard work of our fort build team, we’ve already built the ramparts, barrack block, workshop, defensive corner towers and perimeter fence.
But now our most ambitious challenge yet is to build the commander’s headquarters - the principia - the strategic centre of operations containing the legion's standards, the shrine and soldiers' pay chest.
Target Milestones
We need to rapidly raise funds to build the headquarters building and we plan to do it in easy stages or 'milestones'.
We're laying the foundations ourselves to get it started (cost £9k) and we would be very grateful for your help to raise funds for
- Milestone 1: the timber frame & specialist team = £30k+
- Milestone 2: the roof = £10k
- Milestone 3: the walls and decor of this impressive two storey structure = £10k
Rewards Galore!
As reward, we invite you to come here to experience it for yourself - to get involved in this ground-breaking project, to do something that no one has done for nearly two millennia: Live like a Roman in an immersive conquest-period auxiliary fort!
Make new friends, learn new skills, forage for resources, taste Roman food, train like a true soldier-warrior in the most formidable army the world has ever seen. You decide what you want to do. Your adventure awaits!
Please donate now!
All we need is for you to give as much as you can afford to help us build the commander's headquarters and make history jump off the page.
Become part of this amazing 'once-in-a-life-time' journey today.
The campaign starts here so please join us by donating now!
Funding method
Keep what you raise – this project will receive all pledges made