Time Team S16E04 · Toga Town - Caerwent, South Wales

Overview

Caerwent is the best-preserved Roman town in Britain. Laid out on a grid pattern, it has 20 blocks within its walls, which still stand at heights of up to five metres in places. Previous excavations have uncovered roads, temples, shops, baths, houses and villas, as well as the forum and basilica, the town's political centre.

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4. 4 4. Toga Town - Caerwent, South Wales2009-01-25 · 50mCaerwent is the best-preserved Roman town in Britain. Laid out on a grid pattern, it has 20 blocks within its walls, which still stand at heights of up to five metres in places. Pr
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8. 8 8. Mystery of the Ice Cream Villa - Colworth, Bedfordshire2009-02-22 · 50mThe Team are invited to investigate a Bedfordshire field by a group of amateur archaeologists who have found countless pieces of Roman pottery, coins and building material over the
9. 9 9. Hermit Harbour - Looe, Cornwall2009-03-01 · 50mLegend has it that Jesus Christ himself played on the pebble beach at Looe Island (also known as St George's Island), about one mile off the south Cornwall coast near Looe. It is a
10. 10 10. Called to the Bar - Lincoln’s Inn, London2009-03-08 · 50mThe Team visits Lincoln's Inn, London where they have been asked to investigate the remains of a 13th-century palace that belonged to Henry III's Lord Chancellor. There were only a
11. 11 11. Beacon on the Fens - Chapel Head, Cambridgeshire2009-03-15 · 50mOver the years, farmers working the fields have found large quantities of worked stone, medieval tiles and even two shelly limestone columns, adding credence to the local belief th
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