Caerleon Roman Fortress and Baths

For the nearby National Museum of Wales centre, see National Roman Legion Museum.

Caerleon Roman Fortress and Baths

Museum location in Newport, Wales
Location	Caerleon, Newport, Wales
Coordinates	51°36′36″N 2°57′19″W / 51.61005°N 2.95529°W / 51.61005; -2.95529
Type	Archaeological museum
Website	Caerleon Roman Fortress and Baths

Interior of the Roman Baths Museum

The Caerleon Roman Fortress and Baths, also known as the Roman Baths Museum, is located in Caerleon in the city of Newport, south-east Wales. It is run by the Welsh historic environment service, Cadw.

Background and history

Main articles: Isca Augusta and Caerleon

Roman Wales was the farthest point west that the Roman Empire in Roman Britain extended to, and as a defence point the fortress at Caerleon, built in 75 AD, was one of only three permanent Roman Legionary fortresses in Roman Britain. It was occupied and operational for just over 200 years.

The Roman Baths Museum lies inside what remains of the fortress of Isca Augusta close to the National Roman Legion Museum. The baths museum has a covered walkway over part of the remains of the military bath house.

The baths museum is administered by Cadw, as are the remains of Isca Augusta within a short walk of the baths museum:

The most complete Roman amphitheatre in Britain
Sections of the fortress walls
The only remains of a Roman legionary barracks on view anywhere in Europe at Prysg Field

There were over 40,000 visitors to the Baths in 2012.^[1]

References

↑ "Caerleon's Roman baths get record visitor figures". South Wales Argus. 15 December 2012. Retrieved 17 January 2015.

External links

Caerleon Roman Fortress and Baths - Cadw

The City of Newport

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Buildings and structures	Beechwood House Brynglas House Chartist Mural Coleg Gwent Dragon Park, Wales National Football Development Centre Friars Walk Isca Augusta Kingsway Shopping Centre Lysaght Institute Mansion House National Roman Legion Museum Newport Castle Newport Cathedral Newport Civic Centre Newport International Sports Village Newport Market Newport Museum Art Gallery and Central Library Neon Newport Stadium Newport Technical Institute Newport Tennis Centre Newport Transporter Bridge Pencoed Castle Riverfront Arts Centre Rodney Parade Roman Baths Museum Shire Hall South East Wales Regional Swimming Pool St. Mark's Church St. Paul's Church Tredegar House University of South Wales Wales National Velodrome West Usk Lighthouse Westgate Hotel Ye Olde Murenger House

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Electoral wards of Newport City Council	Allt-yr-yn Alway Beechwood Bettws Caerleon Gaer Graig Langstone Lliswerry Llanwern Malpas Marshfield Pillgwenlly Ringland Rogerstone Shaftesbury St. Julian's Stow Hill Tredegar Park Victoria

Community councils	Allt-yr-yn Alway Beechwood Bettws Bishton Caerleon Coedkernew Gaer Goldcliff Graig Langstone Lliswerry Llanvaches Llanwern Malpas Marshfield Michaelstone-y-Fedw Nash Penhow Pillgwenlly Redwick Ringland Rogerstone Shaftesbury St Julians Stow Hill Tredegar Park Victoria Wentlooge

Major towns of Roman Britain

Placenames in brackets are either present-day names or counties where the towns formerly existed.

Capitals

Britannia Superior	Londinium (London)

Britannia Inferior	Eboracum (York)

Camulodunum (Colchester)

Surviving

Extinct

List of Roman place names in Britain

Museums and art galleries in Wales

Amgueddfa Cymru – National Museum Wales	National Museum Cardiff St Fagans National History Museum Big Pit National Coal Museum National Wool Museum National Roman Legion Museum National Slate Museum National Waterfront Museum

Natural history	National Museum Cardiff Swansea Museum Tenby Museum and Art Gallery Newport Museum and Art Gallery

History	Roman Baths Museum

Galleries and art	Dylan Thomas Boathouse Dylan Thomas Centre Glynn Vivian Art Gallery Llantarnam Grange Arts Centre MOMA, Wales Oriel Mostyn Oriel Ynys Môn Turner House Gallery

Industry	Bersham Ironworks Blaenavon Ironworks Cefn Coed Colliery Museum Kidwelly Industrial Museum Llechwedd Slate Caverns Newtown Textile Museum Pierhead Building South Wales Miners' Museum Sygun Copper Mine

Military	Monmouth Museum South Wales Borderers Museum Museum of the Welsh Soldier Pembroke Dock Flying Boat Centre

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Motoring	Llangollen Motor Museum Pembrokeshire Motor Museum Pendine Museum of Speed

Railways	Conwy Valley Railway Museum Narrow Gauge Railway Museum Penrhyn Castle Railway Museum

Maritime	Holyhead Maritime Museum National Coracle Centre

Other	National Cycle Collection Welsh Sports Hall of Fame

Roman visitor sites in the UK

Villas	Bignor Brading Chedworth Crofton Dover Painted House Fishbourne Great Witcombe Littlecote Lullingstone Newport Piddington Rockbourne Sparsholt Wroxeter

Forts & military	Arbeia Binchester Birdoswald Burgh Castle Caerleon Chesters Derventio Dover Castle Eboracum Housesteads Lunt Carvoran Roman Army Museum Pevensey Castle Portchester Castle Ribchester Richborough Segedunum Venta Icenorum Vindolanda

Towns	Aldborough Roman Site Colchester Corbridge Silchester Venta Icenorum St Albans Wroxeter

Museums	Canterbury Roman Museum Carvoran Roman Army Museum Colchester Castle Museum Corinium Museum Jewry Wall Museum Ribchester Senhouse Roman Museum Trimontium Trust (Melrose) Verulamium Museum

Other sites	Bath Roman Baths Caerleon Roman Baths Jewry Wall, Leicester Welwyn Roman Baths York Roman Baths

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Caerleon Roman Fortress and Baths

Background and history

See also

References

External links