Caer Lêb Romano-British Farm
Caer Lêb is a Roman and mediaeval site on the Welsh island of Anglesey, west of Brynsiencyn. Its name means "Leaven Castle". It is a low-lying site near the Afon Braint with a double row of pentangular banks and marshy ditches.Photo: Porius1, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: archaeological site in Anglesey, Wales
- Also known as: “Caer Leb” and “Caer Lêb”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Castell Bryn Gwyn and Perthi-Duon Burial Chamber.
Castell Bryn Gwyn
Archaeological site
Photo: Richard Keatinge, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Castell Bryn Gwyn is a prehistoric site on the Isle of Anglesey, west of Brynsiencyn. It is a circular clay and gravel bank covered with grass, still some 1.5 metres high and revetted externally by stone walls, which surround a level area some 54 metres in diameter. Castell Bryn Gwyn is situated 2,800 feet southwest of Caer Lêb Romano-British Farm.
Perthi-Duon Burial Chamber
Archaeological site
Photo: Stephen Elwyn RODDICK, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Perthi-Duon Burial Chamber is a Neolithic dolmen located to the west of Brynsiencyn, Anglesey, Wales. Perthi-Duon Burial Chamber is situated 3,100 feet southeast of Caer Lêb Romano-British Farm.
Bryn Gwyn stones
Archaeological site
Photo: Richard Keatinge, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Bryn Gwyn Stones or Bryn Gwyn Standing Stones are neolithic stones in Brynsiencyn on Anglesey. Bryn Gwyn stones is situated 3,800 feet southwest of Caer Lêb Romano-British Farm.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Brynsiencyn and Llangaffo.
Brynsiencyn
Photo: Stephen Elwyn RODDICK, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Brynsiencyn is a small village in the community of Llanidan on the Isle of Anglesey in North West Wales. It lies close to the village of Llanidan and the village of Dwyran.
Llangaffo
Village
Photo: Porius1, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Llangaffo is a village in Anglesey, in north-west Wales. It lies along the B4419 and B4421 roads, north of Dwyran, south of Gaerwen and northwest of Llanidan. Llangaffo is situated 2 miles west of Caer Lêb Romano-British Farm.
Dwyran
Village
Photo: Monsyn, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Dwyran is a village on the island of Anglesey, in north-west Wales, in the community of Rhosyr. Population 2011 census was 603. The first prototype Land Rover off-road vehicle was built and tested around Dwyran and Newborough in 1947. Dwyran is situated 2 miles southwest of Caer Lêb Romano-British Farm.
Caer Lêb Romano-British Farm
- Categories: scheduled monument, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Llanidan, Anglesey, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.18184° or 53° 10′ 55″ northLongitude
-4.28672° or 4° 17′ 12″ westOpen location code
9C5Q5PJ7+P8OpenStreetMap ID
node 4717263816OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteWikidata ID
Q5016872
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Welsh—“Caer Lêb Romano-British Farm” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “كأر لب”
- Arabic: “كأر لبنانب”
- Welsh: “Caer Leb”
- Welsh: “Caer Lêb”
- Welsh: “Fferm Frythonig-Rufeinig Caer Lêb”
- “Caer Lêb”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Trefwri 2 Menhir Standing Stone and Trefwri 1 Menhir Standing Stone.
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