Blestium
Sign in to saveAlso known as Caer Rufeinig Blestiwm, Monmouth Roman Fort
Blestium (also Blestio in the Antonine Itinerary (Iter XIII)) was a small fort and iron working centre in the Roman province of Britannia Superior, part of Roman Britain. It has been identified with the site of the later town of Monmouth in south east Wales, located adjoining the confluence of the River Monnow with the River Wye. A plaque on a bank building in Munnow Street records its position.
Wikidata facts
- Image
- Blestium plaque, Monmouth - December 2013.jpg
Show 2 more facts
- inception
- 0055-00-00
- P12749
- Las Cruces
Sources (1)
via Wikidata · CC0
~3 min read
Article
5 sectionsContents
- History and remains
- Monmouth Heritage Trail
- See also
- References
- Bibliography
Blestium (also Blestio in the Antonine Itinerary (Iter XIII)) was a small fort and iron working centre in the Roman province of Britannia Superior, part of Roman Britain. It has been identified with the site of the later town of Monmouth in south east Wales, located adjoining the confluence of the River Monnow with the River Wye. A plaque on a bank building in Munnow Street records its position.
==History and remains== The reference to Blestio in the Antonine Itinerary is the only one made to the settlement in Roman sources. It was located on the road between Caerleon (') and Silchester ('), midway between the fort at Usk (') and the iron making centre at ', believed to be at Weston under Penyard near Ross-on-Wye. It is suggested that the name may derive from the Greek word βλαστος, meaning "offshoot".
On the map
2 mapped locations