Talk:Slack Roman Fort

Issues regarding name
There are issues regarding the Roman name of the Fort and with some of the sources that probably need to be addressed or at least explained. Pastscape (Historic England) identifies the name as Camulodunum in this reference, and a different fort as Cambodunum on this web page. Historic England also lists the name of Slack Roman Fort as Cambodunum in this reference. Some authors have tried to decide between the two (e.g. here). I'm not sure what to put to resolve or reflect the confusion of names so I'm just putting this here for someone else to pick up. Wyrm (talk) 19:04, 27 December 2016 (UTC)
 * Additionally, Heritage House Research have also tried to resolve the confusion and themselves decided that Slack is Camulodunum and Cambodunum is the fort in Leeds. Wyrm (talk) 19:16, 27 December 2016 (UTC)
 * I am aware of the issue regarding the Roman name but another probably not reliable source has decided otherwise and this site suggests Camboduno. Conundrum indeed.

Camelot
It seems to me that this is the whole shebang about 'Camelot' which professor Field decided was at this fort. Iter II has Mamucio (Manchester), then maybe 'Camuloduno' as a missing stage, then Camboduno, then Calcaria (Tadcaster). Ptolemy has Camunlodunum between Calagum and Eboracum (York). The intriguing thing is that the location is situated between Rigodunum (Royal fort) at Castleshaw and the 'Royal Dwelling' mentioned in Bede, but archaeology has revealed that the fort was abandoned long before the Saxon invasion. The Colne valley is certainly the clue, since Colchester is also situated on a river Colne, and the word comes from the roman 'colonia' and the british 'colun'. Slack is perched on the edge of the Colne valley, but the distance of Camulodunum (trad. 'fort of the war god') from Mamucio suggests that it was near Slaithwaite, a town with a mysterious 'Castle lane' which leads to no known castle. Since excavations on Pole moor were disappointing, one wonders whether Blackmoorfoot, (which resembles Castle Hill Almondbury) might not have been fairer game. Moreover, Marsden, as a name, has a glaringly obvious allusion to the roman god of war ('house of the roman god of war' in viking/anglo-saxon). It's just that, yes, the idea of Camelot in'tYorkshire seems just too ridiculous to be taken seriously! However, it does seem that the chieftain Arthwys mab Mar did reign in the Pennines. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Bonglosaxon (talk • contribs) 09:51, 13 September 2023 (UTC)