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Cae Gaer is a Roman marching camp located in Carmarthenshire, Wales, dating to the first century AD. The site preserves the characteristic defensive earthworks typical of temporary Roman military installations, with ditches and ramparts arranged in the distinctive playing-card layout employed by Roman legions during campaigns. The camp's location within the upland terrain of mid-Wales reflects the Romans' strategic movement through the region during their conquest and consolidation of Wales in the decades following the invasion of Britain in AD 43. As one of several known marching camps in Wales, Cae Gaer provides archaeological evidence of Roman military operations and the infrastructure used to support mobile campaign forces operating beyond permanent fort systems.
Cae Gaer is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference MG057. View the official record →
Cae Gaer is a Roman marching camp located in Carmarthenshire, Wales, dating to the first century AD. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference MG057.
Cae Gaer dates from the roman period, and is classified as a marching camp. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Cae Gaer is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Cadw — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in Wales. The official designation reference is MG057.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Ffos Gau Ring Cairn (5.3 km), Nant y Gafod Deserted Rural Settlement (5.7 km), Hafod yr Abad Deserted Rural Settlement (6.3 km).
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