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Caerleon (Wales)

Description: Caerleon (Welsh: Caerllion) is a suburban village and community, situated on the River Usk in the northern outskirts of ... more

Caerleon (Wales) ... the city of Newport (of which it is also a electoral ward). Caerleon saw centuries of Christian and Roman settlement and fortification before Norman invaders used this site for the steep motte of their castle in 1085. The motte had a tower, a two-towered barbican at the bottom, and the strong bailey eventually had at least a further two towers. The one tower that survives was probably erected in the middle of the 13th century. The castle was attacked and captured by the Welsh in 1217, and resisted another attack by the Welsh in 1231.

Newest Review: ... about this later. We went to the entrance to the bath house and discovered that we could just wander around the village as we pleased but we chose to buy a guide which included as map to the village and all the historical information you could ever need. We did not enter the bath house at this point but decided to make the most of the fact that it was not raining and headed off map in hand ... more

... to what we have decided would be our 1st point of call, the Amphitheatre. As with most historical sites there quite often is not a lot to see, but Caerleon boasts the fact that is one of the very few site where this is much to be seen and I must say ...more

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Caerleon (Wales): Imagine yourself as a Roman soldier (2382 words)
by - written on 20/09/08 (Very useful, 374 readings)
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Caerleon is probably one of the lesser known but hugely important Roman site in Wales. For me I had never even heard of Caerleon until we went away with friends for a short break nearby but was more familiar with Chester, London and Hadrian's wall. Now whilst on our short break we had a map of the surrounding area out and where looking for somewhere to go for a day out and spotted that there where Roman remains at a place called Caerleon. Now we where actually staying in the Wye Valley and yes was a bit of a trek over to Caerleon Caerleon is in South Wales with the nearest town located to the west being Newport. Caerleon is located between junction ... Read the complete review

A great place to go roman' (836 words)
by - written on 11/10/01 (Very useful, 51 readings)
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Caerleon is a small town, in fact little bigger than a village, inland from Newport in South Wales. Proposed as one of the possible sites of Camelot and the Court of King Arthur, in fact its history goes back even further. Set beside the River Usk, its history dates back at least two thousand years to the times of the Roman occupation and subjucation of Wales. It is the site of one of the many Roman Fortresses with which Rome controlled and ruled the local populace. The Romans named the place Isca. Our frequent visits are related to the dominant feature of the town, the Caerleon Campus of the University of Wales, College Newport, where our daughter ... Read the complete review