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Cardiff Roman Fort

Cardiff Roman Fort was a coastal fort in the Roman province of Britannia Superior, of which Roman Wales was a part. Its original Latin name is uncertain. Its remains are incorporated into in the modern capital city of .
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  • Type: Archaeological site
  • Description: coastal fort in the Roman province of Britannia Superior
  • Also known as: “Caer Rufeinig Caerdydd” and “Cardiff Castle and Roman Fort”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Cardiff Castle and Millennium Stadium.

Photo: Tevfik Teker, CC BY 3.0.
is a medieval castle and Victorian Gothic revival mansion located in the city centre of , . The original motte and bailey castle was built in the late 11th century by Norman invaders on top of a 3rd-century Roman fort.

Stadium
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The , known since 2016 as the Principality Stadium for sponsorship reasons, is the national stadium of . Located in , it has a retractable roof and is the home of the Wales national rugby union team; it has also held Wales national football team games. is situated 1,500 feet south of Cardiff Roman Fort.

Stadium
Photo: Seth Whales, Public domain.
, also known as The Arms Park, is primarily a rugby union stadium, and also has a bowling green. It is situated in , Wales, next to the . is situated 1,100 feet southwest of Cardiff Roman Fort.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Castle Quarter and Newtown.

Quarter
is an independent retail destination area in the north of the city centre of , . Castle is also a community of Cardiff. The listed includes some of Cardiff's Victorian and Edwardian arcades: Castle Arcade, High Street Arcade and Duke Street Arcade, and principal shopping streets: St Mary Street, High Street, Castle Street and Duke Street.

Neighborhood
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was a residential area of Cardiff, Wales that was also known as 'Little Ireland' because of its population of Irish families. Its six streets and 200 houses existed from the mid-nineteenth century until they were demolished in 1970.

Suburb
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is a district and community in the south of , capital of . It is one of the largest districts in the south of the city and is bordered by , and .

Cardiff Roman Fort

Latitude
51.48234° or 51° 28′ 56″ north
Longitude
-3.18117° or 3° 10′ 52″ west
Open location code
9C3RFRJ9+WG
Open­Street­Map ID
way 1036812618
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
Wiki­data ID
Q5038461
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In Other Languages

From Czech to Welsh—“Cardiff Roman Fort” goes by many names.
  • Czech: “Caer Rufeinig Caerdydd”
  • Czech: “Cardiffská římská pevnost”
  • Welsh: “Caer Rufeinig Caerdydd”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Castle Green and Barbican Wall.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Cardiff Roman Fort”. Photo: Colin Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.