Caer Gai Roman fort
Caer Gai Roman fort is an archaeological site in Llanuwchllyn, Gwynedd, Wales. Caer Gai Roman fort is situated nearby to the forest Coed Brwynog, as well as near Coed Swch y Pentre.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Caer Gai and Llanuwchllyn railway station.
Caer Gai
House
Photo: Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Caer Gai is a Grade II listed Roman fort in the district of Penllyn, Gwynedd, Wales, UK. It is located about 1 mile or 1.6 km north of the village of Llanuwchllyn, and the same distance west of Llyn Tegid.
Llanuwchllyn railway station
Railway station
Photo: Voice of Clam, Public domain.
Llanuwchllyn railway station in the village of Llanuwchllyn, Gwynedd, Wales, was formerly a station on the Ruabon to Barmouth line. It closed to passengers on Monday 18 January 1965 at the same time as the rest of the line, but subsequently reopened in 1972 as the southern terminus of the narrow gauge Bala Lake Railway. Llanuwchllyn railway station is situated 1 mile south of Caer Gai Roman fort.
Pentrepiod Halt railway station
Railway station
Photo: Timothy Titus, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Pentrepiod railway station is a small unstaffed railway halt on the Bala Lake Railway alongside the B4403. Trains will stop here by request only, and the station can only be accessed by means of footpaths around the lake. Pentrepiod Halt railway station is situated 1 mile east of Caer Gai Roman fort.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Llanuwchllyn and Parc.
Llanuwchllyn
Village
Photo: Black Kite, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Llanuwchllyn is a village and community in Gwynedd, Wales, near the southern end of Llyn Tegid. It is one of the most sparsely populated communities in Wales.
Llangywer
Village
Photo: Eirian Evans, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Llangywer is a community near Bala, Gwynedd, Wales. It is in the historic county of Merionethshire, and is located on the south side of Llyn Tegid. In 2011 the population of Llangywer was 260, with 67.2% of them able to speak Welsh. Llangywer is situated 2 miles east of Caer Gai Roman fort.
Caer Gai Roman fort
- Type: Archaeological site
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Llanuwchllyn, Gwynedd, North Wales, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.86905° or 52° 52′ 9″ northLongitude
-3.66898° or 3° 40′ 8″ westOpen location code
9C4RV89J+JCOpenStreetMap ID
way 207089119OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Coed Brwynog and Coed Swch y Pentre.
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