A rectangular Roman-British fort and settlement, built of timber, AD75-80, then abandoned cAD120. Inside the former fort is a farm.
Llanuwchllyn,
Bala,
Gwynedd,
Wales
The walls are all that survive of this small Roman fort dating to the late 3rd century. The fort stands to the west of Holyhead harbour, and was built around 300 AD as a defence against Irish pirates. Construction of this fort took place at the same time as the Saxon shore forts along the south east coast of England, and was probably part of the same concerted efforts by the Roman elite to retain control of their British possessions.
Victoria Road,
Holyhead,
Anglesey,
Gwynedd,
Wales
Attraction Type: Roman Location: In Holyhead, off the A5 (Victoria Road) on the north side of the harbour
A late Roman watch tower built within the remains of an Iron Age hill fort on the east slope of Holyhead Mountain. Holyhead Mountain is the highest hill on Anglesey (calling it a mountain is really stretching things a bit!) and the watch tower would have afforded wonderful views over the Roman harbour of Holyhead to the east.
Holyhead,
Anglesey,
Isle of Anglesey,
Gwynedd,
Wales
Attraction Type: Roman Location: Reached by footpaths west of Holyhead, off the South Stack road or from the Breakwater Country Park Location
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Built cAD75. Square fort with clay bank and two ditches. First built of timber, then stone. Destroyed around AD200. Reused in the 4th century, abandoned by the beginning of the 5th century.
Caerhun,
Tyn y Groes,
Gwynedd,
Wales
A Roman fort and museum. The stones of the fort were used by Edward I in the the building of nearby Caernarfon Castle. Museum: The Roman auxillary fort of Segontium, near present day Caernarfon, has provided some of Britain's finest archaeological finds from the Roman period. The best artefacts from the fort are displayed in the museum, which tells the story of the Roman invasion and occupation of Wales.
Beddgelert Road,
Caernarfon,
Gwynedd,
Wales
