A tour of Roman Caerleon

On Saturday 30th April 2016 the ACS spent the day at Caerleon, with our venerable Archaeologist as a most knowledgeable and entertaining   guide.  We visited the Barracks , the Amphitheatre , the Baths and the Museum with a spot of lunch in the pleasant surroundings of the Hanbury Arms.

There was almost a modern day Gladitorial  contest within the Amphitheatre when a young father was politely requested to stop his small son climbing all over the  walls of the preserved monument.  The aforementioned (supposedly responsible)  adult took great offence at the request  ( it’s only a pile of old stones innit ? )  and  (what’s  it got to do with you , my kid can play where he likes ) before lumbering  off , his knuckles making little streaks along the finely mown grass  to continue  his football game within those ancient walls. The child was later seen still engaged in his mountaineering activities with his father looking on.

We cannot corroborate reports that a similar looking young man was later seen to be chased by an older somewhat agitated bearded gentleman wildly swinging a CADW sign in wide swinging chopping motions .

To see some photos of the trip , please click the link below which will take you to our Flickr photo album.

https://flic.kr/s/aHskz2Bpqo

Grinding Wheel at the Neerings Fairwater

You may remember that some time ago in our spring newsletter , we published an article about the grinding wheel near the Neerings in Fairwater.

We had no feedback on the wheel , so we asked our Archaeologist Rodger what his thoughts were on the matter .

Rodger thinks it may be  an edge runner trough usually used for pulverising apples to make cider . This type of wheel  was also used for preparing meal for horses  pigs .