Tomen y Mur amphitheatre
Tomen y Mur amphitheatre is an archaeological site in Maentwrog, Gwynedd, Wales. Tomen y Mur amphitheatre is situated nearby to the archaeological site ROMAN CEMETERY, as well as near ROMAN PARADE GROUND.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: Roman amphitheater in Gwynedd, United Kingdom
- Also known as: “ROMAN AMPHITHEATRE”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Tomen y Mur and Braich-Ddu quarry.
Tomen y Mur
Archaeological site
Photo: Maxentius2, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Tomen y Mur is a First Century AD Roman fort in Snowdonia, Gwynedd, Wales. 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. Tomen y Mur is situated 1,300 feet southwest of Tomen y Mur amphitheatre.
Braich-Ddu quarry
Quarry
Photo: Eric Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Braich-Ddu quarry is situated 3,900 feet east of Tomen y Mur amphitheatre.
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 1¼ miles southwest of Tomen y Mur amphitheatre.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Gellilydan and Llan Ffestiniog.
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 amphitheatre.
Llan Ffestiniog
Village
Photo: Dewi, 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 amphitheatre.
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 amphitheatre.
Tomen y Mur amphitheatre
- Categories: Roman amphitheater, ancient Roman structure, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Maentwrog, Gwynedd, North Wales, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.93197° or 52° 55′ 55″ northLongitude
-3.92352° or 3° 55′ 25″ westOpen location code
9C4RW3JG+QHOpenStreetMap ID
node 2922146938OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteWikidata ID
Q29002586
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In Other Languages
From French to Welsh—“Tomen y Mur amphitheatre” goes by many names.
- French: “amphithéâtre de Tomen y Mur”
- French: “Amphithéâtre de Tomen y Mur”
- Welsh: “Amffitheatr Tomen y Mur”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include ROMAN CEMETERY and ROMAN PARADE GROUND.
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