🏛️ Lewis 86
Roman fort and auxiliary settlement in Monmouthshire, Wales
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- Located near Caerleon in Monmouthshire, southeast Wales
- Roman auxiliary fort occupied from approximately AD 75–300
- Named after the field designation in modern archaeological surveys
- Part of the Roman frontier system in Britain
Lewis 86 designates a Roman auxiliary fort and associated settlement in southeast Wales, positioned within the broader network of Roman military installations that defended and controlled Britain during the Imperial period. The site is situated in Monmouthshire, near the better-known fortress of Caerleon (Isca Augusta), one of the primary Roman military bases in Roman Wales. Occupation spans roughly two centuries from the early Flavian period through the later third century AD ...