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Fforest Gwladys is a Roman practice camp located in Glamorgan, Wales, dating to the Roman occupation period. The site consists of earthwork remains that preserve the characteristic layout of a Roman military installation, with defensive ditches and ramparts indicative of temporary or training encampments used during the Roman campaigns in Wales. Such practice camps served as training grounds for legionary forces and were typically constructed to allow soldiers to practise siege techniques and fortification methods. The survival of these earthworks provides valuable archaeological evidence for understanding Roman military organisation and tactics during the conquest and consolidation of Wales in the first and second centuries AD.
Fforest Gwladys Roman practice camp is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference GM273. View the official record →
Fforest Gwladys is a Roman practice camp located in Glamorgan, Wales, dating to the Roman occupation period. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference GM273.
Fforest Gwladys Roman practice camp dates from the roman period, and is classified as a practice camp. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Fforest Gwladys Roman practice camp 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 GM273.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Two Round Cairns on the Bryn (8.3 km), Bryn Owen Farm Cairns, Llanfabon (8.4 km), Cross Ridge Dyke & Cairn on Twyn Hywel (8.6 km).
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