Alabum
The rectangular enclosure that defined this Roman fort was built in the 70s AD as part of the campaign to integrate southern Wales into the Roman province of Britannia Superior.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: former Roman fort in south Wales
- Also known as: “Roman Fort - Alabum”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Llandovery Hospital and Llandovery Castle.
Llandovery Hospital
Hospital
Photo: Jaggery, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Llandovery Hospital is a community hospital in Llandovery, Wales. It is managed by the Hywel Dda University Health Board. Llandovery Hospital is situated 1,100 feet southwest of Alabum.
Llandovery Castle
Castle
Photo: Stuart Logan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Llandovery Castle is a late thirteenth-century, Grade II*-listed, castle ruin in the town of Llandovery in Carmarthenshire, Wales. It occupies a knoll overlooking the River Towy and the land surrounding it. Llandovery Castle is situated 3,200 feet south of Alabum.
Llandovery railway station
Railway station
Photo: Hywel Williams, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Llandovery railway station serves the market town of Llandovery, Carmarthenshire, Wales. The station is on the Heart of Wales Line 42 miles north east of Swansea and is located at Tywi Avenue. Llandovery railway station is situated 2,900 feet southwest of Alabum.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Myddfai and Cilycwm.
Myddfai
Village
Photo: Shaun Ferguson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Llandovery is an historic market town in Carmarthenshire, on the edge of the Black Mountain, and on the border between Mid Wales and South Wales. Myddfai is situated 3 miles south of Alabum.
Cilycwm
Village
Photo: Trevor Rickard, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Cilycwm is a village, parish and community located in Carmarthenshire, Wales. The community population taken at the 2011 census was 487. Cilycwm lies on the west bank of Afon Gwenlais, a tributary of the River Towy, north of the town of Llandovery. Cilycwm is situated 3 miles north of Alabum.
Cynghordy
Village
Photo: Stuart Wilding, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Cynghordy is a village in the rural community of Llanfair-ar-y-bryn in Carmarthenshire, Wales. It lies on the A483 road northeast of the town of Llandovery, and is served by Cynghordy railway station on the Heart of Wales Line. Cynghordy is situated 4 miles northeast of Alabum.
Alabum
- Categories: castrum, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Llandovery, Carmarthenshire, South Wales, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.00137° or 52° 0′ 5″ northLongitude
-3.79426° or 3° 47′ 39″ westOpen location code
9C4R2624+G7OpenStreetMap ID
node 2926459610OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteWikidata ID
Q4705432
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In Other Languages
“Alabum” goes by many names.
- Welsh: “Alabum”
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Highlights include Llandovery Fire Station and Ysgol Rhys Prichard.
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