Roman sites in England and Ireland?

Question

hi , Im going to Ireland and England next month and would like to check out some Roman sites. Can anyone recommend some good ones. Thanks

Thanks a bunch to both of you. Thats great information

Answer 1

I don't know why the first poster here mentioned Avebury - it has nothing to do with Rome whatsoever.

Anyway, you could visit the city of Chester. It has numerous Roman remains - even the town's street pattern is based directly on the roads in the Roman fort which originally stood on the site.

Check out Fishbourne in Sussex - a Roman villa.

Part of the old Roman London wall still exists near the Tower of London.

There are also plenty of Roman roads around to visit, many just sitting there waiting to be walked on. Check Ordnance Survey maps for their location.

By the way, you won't find any Roman remains in Ireland, for the simple reason that Ireland was never conquered by the Romans.

Answer 2

Ireland was never part of the Roman empire so I doubt you'd find much of that sort here other than Roman coins which the Irish used in international trade. Plenty in Britain though such as the Roman baths at Bath.

Answer 3

Roman Painted House (Dover, Kent): Called Britain's "buried Pompeii," this 1,800-year-old structure has exceptionally well-preserved walls and an under-floor heating system used by the Romans. It's best known for its unique Bacchic murals.

Avebury (west of Marlborough, Wiltshire; east of Bath, Avon): Although not as famous as Stonehenge, this is one of Europe's leading prehistoric monuments. Its circle of more than 100 stones -- some of them weighing in at 50 tons -- is arrayed on an 11-hectare (28-acre) site.

Roman Baths (Bath, Avon): Dedicated to the goddess Sulis Minerva, these baths were founded by the Romans in A.D. 75. Among the finest Roman remains in the country, they're still fed by Britain's most famous hot-water spring. The site of the Temple of Sulis Minerva is excavated and open for viewing.

Corinium Museum (Cirencester, in the Cotswolds): This museum contains one of the best collections of archaeological remains from the Roman occupation of Britain. You'll see Roman mosaics that have remained in Britain, along with provincial sculpture, such as figures of Minerva and Mercury.

Hadrian's Wall (near Hexham, Northumberland): A World Heritage Site, this wall -- now in ruins -- was ordered built by Hadrian, the Roman emperor, in A.D. 122 to hold back barbarian invasions from the north. Marking the far northern border of the Roman Empire, the wall stretched 118km (73 miles) from Wallsend, or Wall's End, north of Newcastle upon Tyne in the east to Bowness-on-Solway beyond Carlisle in the west. A milecastle (small fort) was added at every mile along the wall. A highlight is Vindolanda, the last of eight successive Roman forts built on a site adjacent to the wall.

Answer 4

Visit Hadrian's Wall and the baths at Bath (what else would be there?). There are also smaller sites here and there, like old roads, lighthouses, and villages. Do some research by region. Have fun.