CASTLEHUNTING 22 - CAERWENT

Cadw website:-  Caerwent

Wiki:- Caerwent

VisitMonmothshire website

VisitWales website

TripAdvisor 4.4/5

A glimpse into a 

From Cadw:-

A glimpse into a Romanised market town

Perhaps its sleepy location in off-the-beaten-track rural border country is the reason why Caerwent, Venta Silurum to the Romans, is one of those ‘best kept’ secrets. Its thunder has certainly been stolen by nearby Caerleon (Isca), one of Britain’s most important Roman towns. Caer-went, established in about AD 75–80, served as a settlement of the Silures, a native tribe who became Romanised following the conquest of Britain. It was a busy place complete with public baths, spread out in a typical well-ordered Roman grid.

Impressive remains include walls still standing up to 17ft/5m, excavated houses, market-place and Romano-British temple.

Some photos:-

Info boards

Forum

Temple

South gate - filled in 

South wall & tower

Shops just bordering the Roman road

A suprisingly large Romano British capital city. Lots of floor plans, and a very large southern wall remain. Lots of the archeology has been removed & taken to the National Museum of Wales, but there are a few left inside the local church. Dunno if its a day out, but you could combine with Caerleon.