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Caerleon Legionary Fortress: Back Garden of No 4 Museum Street is a Roman legionary fortress dating to the late first and second centuries AD, forming part of the substantial military installation at Caerleon in Monmouthshire. The site preserves archaeological deposits and structural remains within the back garden of a property on Museum Street, which occupies ground formerly belonging to the fortress complex that served as a base for the Second Augustan Legion. The fortress held considerable strategic importance in the Roman military administration of Wales and the wider province of Britannia, controlling the Usk valley and the surrounding region. The archaeological deposits at this location provide evidence for the fortress's military occupation and domestic arrangements during the Roman period.
Caerleon Legionary Fortress: Back Garden of No 4 Museum Street is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference MM239. View the official record →
Caerleon Legionary Fortress: Back Garden of No 4 Museum Street is a Roman legionary fortress dating to the late first and second centuries AD, forming part of the substantial military installation at Caerleon in Monmouthshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference MM239.
Caerleon Legionary Fortress: Back Garden of No 4 Museum Street dates from the roman period, and is classified as a legionary fortress. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Caerleon Legionary Fortress: Back Garden of No 4 Museum Street 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 MM239.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including St Julian's Wood Camp (1.5 km), Newport Castle (3.6 km), St. Mary's Churchyard Cross, Llanwern (4.1 km).
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