The Late Roman fort of Can Blai on Formentera and the defence of the Balearic Sea

Ricardo González Villaescusa (1) , Jordi H. Fernández (1)

1 CEPAM - Culture et Environnements, Préhistoire, Antiquité, Moyen-Age

Until recently, the late-antique castellum of Can Blai (also known as Can Pins) has not received the attention it deserves. Located in Sant Ferran de ses Roques in the centre of the small Mediterranean island of Formentera (Balearic Islands) (fig. 1), the fort was built at the highest (25 m asl) and narrowest point of the isthmus that joins the two major areas of higher ground, Puig Guillem on the north (107 m asl) and La Mola in the south (192 m asl). The fort lies c.600 m from the E shore and c.900 m from the W shore

Mots clés: Balearics Islands; defence; Formentera; Can Blai; Roman Fort; Late Antiquity

Domaines: Archéologie et Préhistoire

Ricardo González Villaescusa, Jordi H. Fernández. The Late Roman fort of Can Blai on Formentera and the defence of the Balearic Sea. Journal of Roman Archaeology (JRA), 2018, 31, pp.445-457. ⟨10.1017/S1047759418001423⟩. ⟨hal-02201661⟩