Caerleon Legionary Fortress

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Earthworks onlybanks, ditches and platforms — read the ground, not walls

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Caerleon Legionary Fortress preserves the earthworks of a former Roman fort in Newport. It is one of two Roman forts the Albion Guide charts in the county. Newport (S Wales) Station is 3.9 km away to the south-west. The nearest other Roman fort is Caerleon Roman Amphitheatre, 0.3 km to the south.

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