Caerwent village [1]

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Caerwent village [1]

Image: © Michael Dibb Taken: 2 Sep 2022

The remains of Roman buildings. Caerwent is a village in Monmouthshire, located about 10 miles east of Newport and some 4½ five miles southwest of Chepstow. It was founded by the Romans circa AD 75 as a market town of Venta Silurum, for the defeated Silures tribe. The modern village is built around the well-preserved Roman ruins and it remained prominent as a centre for the Kingdom of Gwent after the Roman occupation and as the site of an important road crossing. Most of the village is a Scheduled Ancient Monument with details at: https://cadwpublic-api.azurewebsites.net/reports/sam/FullReport?lang=&id=3824

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Image Location

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Latitude
51.611613
Longitude
-2.769831