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Caer-went Roman Town is a Romano-British settlement located in Monmouthshire, Wales, which served as the civitas capital of the Silures tribe following the Roman conquest of Wales. Founded in the late first century AD, the town developed as an administrative and commercial centre, enclosed within defensive walls that were constructed in the second century. The site preserves substantial remains of its street grid, buildings, and fortifications, making it one of the most completely planned Roman towns in Britain with visible evidence of its urban layout. Caer-went declined in the fourth century as Roman authority withdrew from Britain, and the settlement was subsequently abandoned.
Caer-went Roman Town is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference MM001. View the official record →
Caer-went Roman Town is a Romano-British settlement located in Monmouthshire, Wales, which served as the civitas capital of the Silures tribe following the Roman conquest of Wales. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference MM001.
Caer-went Roman Town dates from the roman period, and is classified as a town. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Caer-went Roman Town is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Cadw — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in Wales. The official designation reference is MM001.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including St. Michael's Churchyard Cross, Llanfihangel Rogiet (3.2 km), Enclosure revealed by Aerial Photography (3.4 km), Standing Stone 252m South of Bencroft Lane (3.6 km).
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