On the river bank the Roman army built a walled camp, a so-called castellum.

After a many years lasting preservation process to prevent oxidation the ship was moved to the new built Museum Hoge Woerd.

In De Meern many objects from the Roman times and the Middle Ages are found, among which several ships, roads, pottery and currency.

Most of these items (especially the big ones) have been put back into the ground for perfect preservation, since the riverclay prevents them from rotting.

Nevertheless, many objects found in the soil of De Meern can be viewed in the local Museum Hoge Woerd.

A bridge called Pons Maerne, in Dutch language: Meernbrug, was mentioned in a document from the year 1301.