Portskewett Hill Roman Site

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

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Portskewett Hill Roman Site preserves the earthworks of a former Roman villa in Monmouthshire. It is one of five Roman villas the Albion Guide maps in the county. The nearest other Roman villa is Caer-went Roman Town, 3.4 km to the north-west. The closest station is Caldicot, 2.6 km to the south-west.

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