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{{Infobox | {{Infobox military installation/Burg | ||
|name = Valcenia Great Levantine Fort and Museum | |name = Valcenia Great Levantine Fort and Museum | ||
|location = [[Kinlaig]], [[Carna]] | |location = [[Kinlaig]], [[Carna]] | ||
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|caption = Reconstructed gateway | |caption = Reconstructed gateway | ||
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'''Valcenia''' was a large [[Great Levantia|Great Levantine]] {{wp|castra|fort}} in [[Kinlaig]], [[Carna]], now ruined, and which has been partially reconstructed. It was first excavated in the 1870s and all modern buildings on the site were cleared in the 1970s. It is managed by the [[Carnish Heritage Committee]] as '''Valcenia | '''Valcenia''' was a large [[Great Levantia|Great Levantine]] {{wp|castra|fort}} in [[Kinlaig]], [[Carna]], now ruined, and which has been partially reconstructed. It was first excavated in the 1870s and all modern buildings on the site were cleared in the 1970s. It is managed by the [[Carnish Heritage Committee]] as '''Valcenia Great Levantine Fort and Museum'''. | ||
== Original fort == | == Original fort == | ||
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The museum also holds an altarpiece to a previously unknown god and a tablet with the name of the Potentate {{wp|Severus Alexander}} (died 235) chiselled off, an example of ''{{wp|damnatio memoriae}}''. | The museum also holds an altarpiece to a previously unknown god and a tablet with the name of the Potentate {{wp|Severus Alexander}} (died 235) chiselled off, an example of ''{{wp|damnatio memoriae}}''. | ||
[[File:Wall painting at Arbeia Roman Fort.JPG|thumb|left|Recreated wall painting at | [[File:Wall painting at Arbeia Roman Fort.JPG|thumb|left|Recreated wall painting at Valcenia.]] | ||
== Reconstruction == | == Reconstruction == | ||
[[File:Arbeia Roman Fort reconstructed barracks.jpg|thumb| | [[File:Arbeia Roman Fort reconstructed barracks.jpg|thumb|Valcenia Great Levantine Fort reconstructed barracks]] | ||
The West Gate of the fort was reconstructed in 1986 to give an impression of the place. The Reconstruction of the fort has been accomplished using research which was undertaken following excavations, standing where it had originally existed during the [[Great Levantia|Great Levantine]] occupation of Carna. | The West Gate of the fort was reconstructed in 1986 to give an impression of the place. The Reconstruction of the fort has been accomplished using research which was undertaken following excavations, standing where it had originally existed during the [[Great Levantia|Great Levantine]] occupation of Carna. | ||
A Great Levantine gatehouse, barracks and Commanding Officer's house have been reconstructed on their original foundations. The gatehouse holds many displays related to the history of the fort, and its upper levels provide an overview of the archaeological site. | A Great Levantine gatehouse, barracks and Commanding Officer's house have been reconstructed on their original foundations. The gatehouse holds many displays related to the history of the fort, and its upper levels provide an overview of the archaeological site. | ||
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