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Caerleon Legionary Fortress, Rampart & Sinistral Barracks: Area of Myrtle Cottage Barracks

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NPRN275987
Map ReferenceST39SW
Grid ReferenceST3414090570
Unitary (Local) AuthorityNewport
Old CountyMonmouthshire
CommunityCaerleon
Type Of SiteLEGIONARY FORTRESS
PeriodRoman
Description
Part of Caerleon Legionary fortress (Nprn95647).

Excavations, in 1939 (Fox 1940), over an area roughly 145m NNE-SSW by 50m, examined 5/6 pairs of barracks in the praetentura; a stretch of the north-eastern fortress wall was also recorded: earlier work to the east (Hawkes 1930) examined the eastern angle of the fortress in addition to parts of two of the barracks explored in 1939.

Sources: Hawkes 1930 (AC 85), 144-196;
Fox 1939 (AC 95), 101-152.

J.Wiles 02.02.05