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Gobannium

Roman fort and settlement in Abergavenny, Wales

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Gobannium was a Roman fort and civil settlement or Castra established by the Roman legions invading what was to become Roman Wales and lies today under the market town of Abergavenny, Monmouthshire in south east Wales.

Paleolithic
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Chalcolithic
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Iron Age
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Recorded in Antonine Itinerary

late 2nd century AD

Abergavenny town centre excavations

1962–1969

Leopard Cup discovery

2002

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GranariesStorage Pits
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Defensive Structures

DitchesDefensive Walls
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Weapons Depots
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United Kingdom

Coordinates

51.82° N, -3.02° E