Walls of Caerwent (Venta Silurum)
wall · 43 AD – 2100 AD
The city walls of Venta Silurum (modern Caerwent) are among the best-preserved Roman period city walls in Britain. The walls were constructed around the 3rd century CE, augmenting an earlier earthwork defense system, with external towers added in the mid 4th century.
- Coordinates
- 51.61109, -2.76845
- Dating
- attested
Sources
- Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places · CC BY 3.0Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places (CC BY 3.0)