Roman sites in mid Wales & Brecon Beacons
Brecon Gaer, also known as Y Gaer, is an early Roman fort, begun about 75 AD near the River Usk. The perimeter wall with corner turrets is still preserved, and the gateways still show the holes where the gate-pivots hung. Finds from Brecon Gaer can be viewed at the Brecknock Museum in Brecon.
Cradoc, Aberyscir, Brecon Beacons, Powys, Wales
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Heritage Highlight: Impressive 2nd-century northern wall
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Cae-Gir, also known as Cae Gaer, is a 1st-century Roman earthwork and timber fort in the Cambrian Mountains, where quartz mining may have taken place.
Pant Mawr, Llangurig, Powys, Wales
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Caerau is a small 1st-century fort lying beside the course of a Roman road just south of Beulah. According to a 19th century account, cartloads of earthenware pottery were found during ploughing'.
Beulah, Powys, Wales
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There are two Roman forts at Caersws. The first is small "conquest" fort, used as temporary lodging by the Legions during the initial invasion of Wales. Later, a larger fort was built to the north of Caersws village, and the remains of a tile kiln have been unearthed.
Caersws, Powys, Wales
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Heritage Highlight: 1st-century earthwork banks and ditches
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Castell Collen is a Roman auxiliary fort built around AD 75. It was occupied until the 4th century, and finds discovered during excavations at the fort are on display in the Radnorshire Museum in Llandrindod Wells.
Llandrindod Wells, Powys, Wales
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Heritage Highlight: A typical Flavian fort
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Clyro Roman Fort is a large 1st-century Roman camp built on the west bank of the River Wye near Clyro. The site was established around AD 60 and was briefly occupied on two occasions before being abandoned sometime before AD 69.
Hay-on-Wye, Powys, Wales
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A Roman fort, also called Levobrinta. Along the valley of the River Sabrina into the Welsh mountains, Levobrinta stands at the confluence of the Sabrina and the River Rhiw, flowing from the hills of Dyfnant Forest.
Montgomery, Powys, Wales
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Hindwell is a Roman auxiliary fort, roughly 160m by 143m, with defensive ditches on 3 sides. The fort was probably built in two phases, as the earthworks show two slightly different alignments. The fort was probably erected around AD 55 and was in use until shortly after AD 80.
Walton, Radnor Valley, Powys, Wales
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The Roman fort at Llansantffraid-ym-Mechain was probably a Roman supply base that formed part of a larger complex of buildings.
Llansantffraid-ym-Mechain, Powys, Wales
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Pen-y-Gaer fort was established around AD 70 and remained in use until around AD 130. A modern farm stands within the fort ramparts.
Bwlch, Powys, Wales, NP8 1SB
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