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Caer Rufeinig y Gaer is a Roman auxiliary fort located in Breconshire, Wales, dating to the first and second centuries AD. The site occupies a commanding position and formed part of the Roman military infrastructure established during the conquest and occupation of Wales. The fort's layout and surviving earthworks reflect the characteristic playing-card plan typical of Roman auxiliary installations, with defensive ditches and ramparts marking its perimeter. Its strategic placement within the local landscape demonstrates the Roman army's systematic approach to controlling and garrisoning the territory of Wales during the imperial period.
Caer Rufeinig y Gaer is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference BR001. View the official record →
Caer Rufeinig y Gaer is a Roman auxiliary fort located in Breconshire, Wales, dating to the first and second centuries AD. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference BR001.
Caer Rufeinig y Gaer dates from the roman period, and is classified as a fort. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Caer Rufeinig y 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 BR001.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Waunfaeog Hillfort (5.2 km), Enclosure West of Nant Cwm Llwch (5.5 km), Y Gyrn hut platform (N) (7.2 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of Caer Rufeinig y Gaer's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Caer Rufeinig y Gaer stands on Lower Devonian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Early Devonian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.