Caerwent, village and community in Monmouthshire, Wales
Caerwent is a Roman site in Monmouthshire, Wales, where the remains of an ancient town are preserved. The site displays preserved town walls reaching 5 meters high, house foundations, a forum, a temple, and bath facilities from the Roman period, arranged in a grid-pattern layout.
Caerwent, also called Venta Silurum, was founded in the late 70s AD as an administrative center for the Silures tribe. The town peaked in the 2nd and 3rd centuries but gradually declined from the late 4th century onward, possibly due to changes in trade and regional power.
The Church of St. Stephen and St. Tathan stands within the old Roman walls, blending Christian tradition with ancient history. The site shows how later communities integrated Roman structures into their own culture and venerated this place across centuries.
The site is freely accessible and walkable year-round, with parking available at West Gate Barns nearby. Visitors should wear proper footwear as paths become slippery when wet and some areas have uneven or steep sections.
Caerwent's town walls rank among the best preserved in Roman Britain, with over a mile of stonework still standing today. A small Norman-era mound in one corner shows how later peoples reused the Roman fortifications and continued to view this location as strategically important.
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