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Glamorgan Roman Sites

Caerphilly Roman Fort - Penydarren Roman Fort



  Caerphilly Roman Fort
  

A 21-acre stone fort with ramparts, passageways and gates. Built c AD103-112. A bathhouse lay outside the fort.
Caerphilly, Glamorgan, Wales

Attraction Type: Roman
Location: in Caerphilly, A468
Website: Caerphilly Roman Fort
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OS Grid ST156 873
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  Cardiff Roman Fort
  

The fort was occupied until the end of the 1st century. Another was built of stone in the late 3rd century but abandoned by the of the 4th century. The fort is a Victorian reconstruction.
Cardiff, Glamorgan, Wales

Attraction Type: Roman
Location: in Cardiff, A48
Website: Cardiff Roman Fort
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OS Grid ST180 766
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  Cowbridge Roman Military Site
  

A Roman military site was located here.
Cowbridge, Glamorgan, Wales

Attraction Type: Roman
Location: on A48
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OS Grid SS984 743
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  Loughor Roman Fort
  

The fort of Leucarum was abandoned in the middle of the 2nd century, then possibly reused in the late 3rd-early 4th century.
Loughor, Swansea, Glamorgan, Wales

Attraction Type: Roman
Location: on the edge of Swansea, on A4240
Website: Loughor Roman Fort
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OS Grid SS564 980
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  Neath Roman Fort
  
Neath Roman Fort

The fort, called by the Romans Nidum, was abandoned c AD120.
Neath, Glamorgan, Wales

Attraction Type: Roman
Location: on A465
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OS Grid SS740 969
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  Penydarren Roman Fort
  

Remains of stone floors, bathhouse and Roman bricks.
Tregenna Hotel, Park Terrace Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorgan, Wales

Attraction Type: Roman
Location: between A470 and A4060
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OS Grid SO049 065
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