Pen-y-Gaer Roman fort

a Pleiades place resource

Creators: Scott Vanderbilt

Contributors: Jeffrey Becker, Tom Elliott, Maxime Guénette

Last modified Apr 14, 2025 12:34 PM — History

A Roman auxiliary fort in Powys, situated midway along the Roman road linking the forts at Brecon Gaer (Cicutio) and Abergavenny (Gobannio).

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https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/776990479

Representative Point (Latitude, Longitude):
51.889761, -3.209545

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Central Point:
- Imagery Location: Centerpoint of fort (approx) (30 BC - AD 300) accuracy: +/- 5 meters.

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Geographic Names:
- Pen y Gaer (English, AD 2000 - AD 2099)

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Place type:
fort

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Pleiades

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Suggested citation:
Scott Vanderbilt, Jeffrey Becker, Tom Elliott, and Maxime Guénette, 'Pen-y-Gaer Roman fort: a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2025 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/776990479> [accessed: 19 May 2025]

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