Minerva’s Shrine, Chester
Minerva's Shrine is a shrine to the Roman goddess Minerva in Edgar's Field, Handbridge, Chester, England. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I listed building.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: Grade I listed Roman carved shrine in Chester, United Kingdom
- Also known as: “Minerva Roman rock shrine”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Chester Castle and Chester Crown Court.
Chester Castle
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Chester Castle is in the city of Chester, Cheshire, England. It is sited at the southwest extremity of the area bounded by the city walls. The castle stands on an eminence overlooking the River Dee. Chester Castle is situated 790 feet northwest of Minerva’s Shrine, Chester.
Chester Crown Court
Courthouse
Photo: Worm That Turned, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Chester Crown Court is a judicial facility at Castle Square in Chester, Cheshire, England. The building, which forms part of a series of imposing buildings at Chester Castle, is a Grade I listed building. Chester Crown Court is situated 810 feet northwest of Minerva’s Shrine, Chester.
Grosvenor Museum
Museum
Photo: Dennis Turner, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Grosvenor Museum is a museum in Chester, Cheshire, in the United Kingdom. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building. Grosvenor Museum is situated 1,300 feet northwest of Minerva’s Shrine, Chester.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Chester and Abbot’s Meads.
Chester
Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Chester is a very pretty and historic English city on the river Dee, and the county town of the North-Western county of Cheshire. Although maybe not worth a whole holiday, it's well worth a day or overnight trip to see the Roman ruins and medieval city centre.
Abbot’s Meads
Suburb
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Abbot's Meads is a suburb of Chester in Cheshire, England. Abbot's Meads is north-west of Chester city centre. The Countess of Chester Hospital is nearby. The population as taken in the 2011 census can be found under Chester. Abbot’s Meads is situated 1½ miles north of Minerva’s Shrine, Chester.
Saltney
Suburb
Photo: Dennis Turner, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Saltney is a town straddling the counties of Flintshire and Cheshire on the England–Wales border. The local government community of Saltney lies entirely in Wales, while the English areas are unparished. Saltney is situated 2 miles west of Minerva’s Shrine, Chester.
Minerva’s Shrine, Chester
- Categories: shrine, Roman temple, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Cheshire, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.18423° or 53° 11′ 3″ northLongitude
-2.88934° or 2° 53′ 22″ westOpen location code
9C5V54M6+M7OpenStreetMap ID
node 403887883OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteWikidata ID
Q6864464
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In Other Languages
From French to Portuguese—“Minerva’s Shrine, Chester” goes by many names.
- French: “sanctuaire de Minerve”
- French: “Sanctuaire de Minerve”
- Japanese: “ミネルウァ神殿”
- Portuguese: “Templo de Minerva”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Edgar’s Field Park and Saint Mary Without-the-Walls.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Minerva’s Shrine, Chester”. Photo: John S Turner, CC BY-SA 2.0.