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This map is showing 'Roman Implied, Roman Actual named locations ' of type 'Roman City, Roman Town, Roman Villa, Roman Major Fort, Roman Watch Tower, Roman Port, Roman Bloomery' centered on Bassaleg in Newport.
Map Logic
This map shows Roman roads shown in black derived from Ivan D Margary 'Roman Roads in Britain' published in 1955. These maps are plotted as accurately as is possible from the books. There are problems with mapping 50 years later as there have been significant road and town changes which have hidden some of the original places mentioned in the texts.

The red roads are derived from Ivan D Margary 'Roman ways in the Weald' published in 1948.

Major Roman locations are shown as icons, please click the icon for the modern location and its Roman name.

This map shows the Roman Road course described by Ivan D Margary as 60b which goes from Caerleon - Cardiff(Caerleon - Cardiff).
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Roman Town

60b - Caerleon to Cardiff
(Caerleon to Cardiff)

Ivan D Margary Roman Road 60b starting near Caerleon in Newport ending near Cardiff in Caerdydd ....

This route passes through the following locations.
Caerleon  Newport
Newport  Newport
Bettws  Newport
Newport  Newport
Bassaleg  Newport
Cardiff  Newport
Pontprennau  Cardiff
Cardiff  Cardiff
Current translation for Caerleon
  caer derived from caer - fort
  leo derived from leah - a lea, meadow, open space, untilled land
n we cannot translate at the moment
Found in Domesday 1086AD
Name found:Carleion(Gloucestershire)
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
Current translation for Newport
  new derived from niew - new
  port derived from portus - a sea port/harbour
Found in Domesday 1086AD
Names found:Neuport(Cambridgeshire)
Neuport(Essex)
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
Current translation for Bettws
  be derived from bi - bees
ttws we cannot translate at the moment
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
Current translation for Newport
  new derived from niew - new
  port derived from portus - a sea port/harbour
Found in Domesday 1086AD
Names found:Neuport(Cambridgeshire)
Neuport(Essex)
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
Current translation for Bassaleg
  bas derived from basu - a type of scarlet robe
  sale derived from sealh - willow tree
g we cannot translate at the moment
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
Current translation for Cardiff
C we cannot translate at the moment
  ard derived from arod - arum lily
  i derived from iw - yew
ff we cannot translate at the moment
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
Current translation for Pontprennau
  pont derived from pont - bridge
p we cannot translate at the moment
  r derived from ere - person
  en derived from en - word termination usually means 'of'
nau we cannot translate at the moment
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
Current translation for Cardiff
C we cannot translate at the moment
  ard derived from arod - arum lily
  i derived from iw - yew
ff we cannot translate at the moment
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
 
Locations Shown on map
Original Name Type CountyCurrent Name
Roman Town
Aquae Sulis Roman Town Somerset Modern name is Bath


External References in no particular order :-
Anglo Saxon Chronicles
Online Anglo Saxon dictionary
Online Etymology dictionary
Open Domesday Book - The first free online copy of the Domesday Book
The Ermine Street Guard Roman re-enactment and research Society
The "Kent A" cadastre - page 5 - Peterson 2002
Archaeologia Cantiana Online
Romney Marsh Research Trust
Romney Marsh the Fifth Continent
VillageNet the reference guide to villages in Kent & Sussex
Global warming Flood Maps
The Anglo Saxon Chronicles
Google Maps - the core of the system
GeoPlaner - Useful site for plotting map data
Julius Caesar's Gallic Wars 55BC(Books 4 & 5)
Wikipedia - Caesar's invasions of Britain
Wikipedia - Portus Istus
The Geography of Claudius Ptolemy (Bill Thayers)
Roman Britain.org
Runetree Beowulf
Bayeux Tapestry Online
The Secrets of the Norman Invasion
Chronicles of John of Worcester
Battle Historic Society
Binsted village website(Mearcredesburnan Steðe)
The Spears of Andred
Find British Archaelogical Sites
Wealden Iron Research Group
Topographic Map of the UK

 

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