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Isca

Primary Reference Number (PRN) : 00514g
Trust : Glamorgan Gwent
Site Type : Fortress
Period : Roman
Community : Caerleon
NGR : ST33909060
Legal Protection : scheduled ancient monument

Summary :
Overall number for legionary fortress, occupied late 1st-4th century.

Description :
Overall number for legionary fortress, occupied late 1st-4th century.
The fortress is situated on a glacial gravel terrace on the western side of the river Usk. The Legionary fortress of Caerleon is one of the most important Roman military sites in Britain. Summaries of the history and archaeology of the fortress can be found in Boon 1987.

Sources :
Maylan C. N. , 1991 , Proposed Usk Barrage Initial Archaeological Assessment ( © GGAT)
Boon G C , 1980 , Caerleon and the Gwent Levels in Early Historic Times
08/PM Desc Text//Boon GC/1962/Arch in Wales/p7 no30
03/PM Desc Text//Nash-Williams VE/1952/BBCS/V14 p176-7
01/PM Desc Text//Nash-Williams VE/Ro.Leg.Fortress Caerleon/p12-162
04/MM Record Card/OS//1957/ST 39 SW 1/
05/PM Desc Text/CBA/Boon GC/1969/Arch in Wales/
07/PM Desc Text/CBA/Boon GC/1967/Arch in Wales/
10/PM Desc Text/NMW//1980/Al An Sorrell, Early Wales Recreated/No4 6
06/PM Desc Text/CBA/Boon GC/1968/Arch in Wales/
09/MM AP/GGAT/Parkhouse JP/10.02.86//
02/PM Desc Text//Nash-Williams VE/1954/Ro Frontier in Wales/p18-21

Events :
E001050 : EXCAVATION OF ROMAN GATES, CAERLEON, 1980-81 (year : 1980-1)
E003743 : Proposed Usk Barrage Initial Archaeological Assessment (year : 1991)
E003871 : The White Hart Inn, Caerleon, An Archaeological Evaluation (year : 1998)
E001411 : The Roman fortress of Caerleon and its environs: A framework for research (year : 2004)

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