Three Mothers & Rosmerta Celtic Goddesses -- Roman Baths, Bath, Somerset, UK
N 51° 22.861 W 002° 21.581
30U E 544561 N 5692391
Tiles featuring Celtic Goddesses in the Museum of the UNESCO-listed Roman Baths of Bath
Waymark Code: WMT9TA
Location: South West England, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 10/20/2016
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The waymark coordinates are for the entrance into the Roman baths Museum, where the GPS receivers will not work.
Two tiles depicting the Celtic Three Mother Goddesses and the Celtic Goddess Rosmerta are on display at the Roman Baths Museum in Bath.
The interpretive display panel reads (in relevant part) as follows:
"Three mother goddesses
The three mother goddesses were worshipped throughout the Celtic lands of the western Empire, and sometimes given local names. Found at Bathwick.
Mercury and Rosmerta
Rosmerta is a Celtic goddess known as the great provider. Here, she has her source of plenty, a wooden bucket. The cloaked figures below are genii cuculatii, Celtic spirits that are also shown in threes. From the Roman Baths.
Admission Fee (local currency): 15
Opening days/times:
The Roman Baths are open from 09.00 - 17.00
(exit at 18.00)
Web Site: [Web Link]
Condition: Original function apparent in the remains
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Visit Instructions:
No special requirements.