Croes Carn Einion Roman Site

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

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A Roman villa once stood here — today it survives as earthworks in Newport. The Albion Guide maps two Roman villas in the county; this is one of them. The closest station is Pye Corner, 2.5 km to the north-east. The nearest other Roman villa is Caerleon Roman Amphitheatre, 9 km to the north-east.

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