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Pen y Gaer is a Roman fort situated in Breconshire in the Brecon Beacons region of Wales. The site dates to the Roman occupation of Britain, likely established during the first century AD as part of the military infrastructure controlling the Welsh interior. The fort occupies a prominent hilltop position and preserves evidence of its defensive ditches and ramparts, typical of auxiliary Roman fortifications. Pen y Gaer represents an important element of Rome's strategic network of forts deployed to garrison and pacify the Welsh territories during the imperial period.
Roman Fort at Pen y Gaer is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference BR174. View the official record →
Pen y Gaer is a Roman fort situated in Breconshire in the Brecon Beacons region of Wales. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference BR174.
Roman Fort at Pen 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.
Roman Fort at Pen 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 BR174.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Mynydd Llangattock round cairn (7 km), Mynydd Pen-cyrn round cairn (7.9 km), Garn Fawr round cairn (8.1 km).
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