Tomen y Mur
Tomen y Mur is a Roman fort in Snowdonia, Gwynedd, Wales, dating to the first century AD. The fortification, which lies on the slope of an isolated spur northeast of Llyn Trawsfynydd, was constructed during the North Wales campaigns of governor Gnaeus Julius Agricola in AD 78.Photo: Maxentius2, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: Roman fort and motte-and-bailey castle in Gwynedd, Wales
- Also known as: “Tomen y Mur Roman Fort” and “Tomen Y Mur Roman Fort”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Trawsfynydd nuclear power station and Rhaeadr Cynfal.
Trawsfynydd nuclear power station
Photo: William M. Connolley, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Trawsfynydd nuclear power station is a former Magnox nuclear power station situated in Snowdonia National Park in Gwynedd, Wales. The plant, which became operational in 1965, was the only nuclear power station in the UK to be built inland, with cooling water that was taken from the artificial Llyn Trawsfynydd reservoir which also supplies the hydro-electric Maentwrog power station. Trawsfynydd nuclear power station is situated 1 mile west of Tomen y Mur.
Rhaeadr Cynfal
Waterfall
Photo: Pierre Terre, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Rhaeadr Cynfal is a waterfall, which is situated 1½ miles north of Tomen y Mur.
Coed y Rhygen National Nature Reserve
Nature reserve
Coed y Rhygen National Nature Reserve is located on the western shore of Llyn Trawsfynydd in Gwynedd, North Wales. As an example of Atlantic Rainforest, it is very wet and there are many different examples of mosses and liverworts that cover the ground and the trees. Coed y Rhygen National Nature Reserve is situated 2 miles southwest of Tomen y Mur.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Gellilydan and Trawsfynydd.
Gellilydan
Village
Photo: David Medcalf, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Gellilydan is a village in the Welsh county of Gwynedd, in Maentwrog community. It lies 4 miles south-south-east of Blaenau Ffestiniog and 1.2 miles north of Llyn Trawsfynydd and the disused Trawsfynydd nuclear power station. Gellilydan is situated 1½ miles west of Tomen y Mur.
Trawsfynydd
Village
Photo: Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Trawsfynydd is a linear village in Gwynedd, Wales, near Llyn Trawsfynydd reservoir, and adjacent to the A470 north of Bronaber and Dolgellau and 10 km south of Blaenau Ffestiniog. Trawsfynydd is situated 2 miles south of Tomen y Mur.
Llan Ffestiniog
Village
Photo: Barry Hunter, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Llan Ffestiniog, also known as Ffestiniog or simply Llan, is a village in Gwynedd, Wales, about 2 miles south of Blaenau Ffestiniog. Llan Ffestiniog is the older of the two communities, with its church and other buildings predating most of Blaenau Ffestiniog. Llan Ffestiniog is situated 2 miles north of Tomen y Mur.
Tomen y Mur
- Categories: castrum, motte-and-bailey castle, ancient Roman structure, vicus, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Maentwrog, Gwynedd, North Wales, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.92948° or 52° 55′ 46″ northLongitude
-3.92643° or 3° 55′ 35″ westElevation
958 feet (292 metres)Open location code
9C4RW3HF+QCOpenStreetMap ID
node 2925784479OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Welsh—“Tomen y Mur” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Tomen y Mur”
- German: “Tomen y Mur”
- Italian: “Tomen y Mur”
- Swedish: “Tomen y Mur”
- Welsh: “Tomen y Mur”
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