Myrtle Cottages, Caerleon
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Myrtle Cottages, Caerleon
Image: © Jaggery Taken: 28 Feb 2010
Looking towards Mill Street. Before 1939, this area was a pasture field. In spring 1939, before house building began, the site was excavated. It had been part of the Roman legionary fortress of Isca Silurum from about 75AD to 300AD. Among the discoveries were remmants of barrack buildings, and five gold coins dating from 55AD-74 AD. These coins were believed to have been lost or hidden in the first few years of the Roman occupation.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.610358
Longitude
-2.953072