Pen y Gaer near Brecon is a multivallate hillfort in the Usk headwaters area commanding routes through the central Brecon Beacons. Frontinus progress into the highland interior required the systematic reduction of such defensive sites. The subsequent construction of the Roman fort at Y Gaer (Brecon Gaer) nearby cemented Roman control of the upper Usk valley.
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