Caerleon

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Caerleon is a historic town in South Wales traditionally associated with Arthurian legend as one of the possible locations of King Arthur’s court.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historic town
settlement
town
administrativeStatus suburb of Newport
appearsIn Historia Regum Britanniae
associatedWith Arthurian legend
country United Kingdom
describedAs one of the courts of King Arthur
etymology from Welsh elements meaning "fortress of the legion"
garrisonedBy Legio II Augusta
hasAttraction National Roman Legion Museum
Roman amphitheatre ruins
Roman baths museum
hasFeature Roman archaeological remains
historic town centre
medieval church
hasHeritage Roman heritage
hasMuseum National Roman Legion Museum
hasNameInLanguage Caerllion
hasSite Isca Augusta
Roman amphitheatre
Roman barracks
Roman Baths
surface form: Roman baths

Roman legionary fortress
historicalPeriod Middle Ages
Roman Britain
language English
Welsh
locatedIn Newport, Wales
surface form: Newport, South Wales
locatedInTimeZone Europe/London
locatedOn River Usk
mentionedBy Geoffrey of Monmouth (literary consolidation)
surface form: Geoffrey of Monmouth
nameLanguage Welsh
near Newport city centre
partOf Newport
South Wales
Wales
possibleLocationOf King Arthur's court
surface form: Camelot

King Arthur's court
surface form: King Arthur’s court
region Gwent
timeZone GMT
timeZoneDST BST
tourismType heritage tourism destination
transport road links to Newport

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Gwent hasHistoricTown Caerleon
River Usk flowsThrough Caerleon
Isca Silurum locatedIn Caerleon
Isca Silurum modernName Caerleon
Carlion hasAlternativeName Caerleon
Carlion oftenIdentifiedWith Caerleon
this entity surface form: Caerleon (town in Wales)
National Roman Legion Museum nearbySite Caerleon
this entity surface form: Caerleon Roman Amphitheatre