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Caerleon Legionary Fortress, Sinistral Barracks in The Retentura: Grounds of The Croft Nursing Home

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NPRN275991
Map ReferenceST39SW
Grid ReferenceST3388090800
Unitary (Local) AuthorityNewport
Old CountyMonmouthshire
CommunityCaerleon
Type Of SiteLEGIONARY FORTRESS
PeriodRoman
Description
Part of Caerleon Legionary fortress (Nprn95647).

Trenching along a 110m strip along the eastern sides of the grounds of The Croft, in 1966, examined elements of eight pairs of what are assumed to have been legionary barrack blocks, housing part of Legio II Augusta.

The south-west part of this site is recorded under Nprn275990.

Source: Murray Threipland 1967 (AC 116), 23-56.

J.Wiles 02.02.05
Resources
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application/pdfBMA - Black Mountains Archaeology CollectionReport from an Archaeological Watching Brief conducted during the Excavation of Existing Power Cable and Trenching at Caerleon House Nursing Home, Goldcroft Common, Caerleon, carried out by Black Mountains Archaeology in 2021. Report No. 211.