Llanfor Roman Fort
Llanfor Roman Fort is an archaeological site in Llandderfel, Gwynedd, Wales. Llanfor Roman Fort is situated nearby to the archaeological site Roman Marching Camp, as well as near St Mor and St Deiniol’s Church.- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: Roman fort in Gwynedd
- Also known as: “Llanfor Roman Fort and Camps (revealed by Aerial Photography)”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Tomen y Bala and Maes Tegid.
Tomen y Bala
Castle
Photo: Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Tomen y Bala is a castle, which is situated 3,100 feet west of Llanfor Roman Fort.
Maes Tegid
Stadium
Photo: Eric Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Maes Tegid is a community playing field in Bala, Wales. It is currently used mostly for football matches, and is the home ground of Bala Town. The stadium holds 3,000 people, with 504 seats and has been used by Bala Town since the 1950s. Maes Tegid is situated 1 mile west of Llanfor Roman Fort.
Bala railway station
Railway station
Photo: Ken Crosby, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bala is the current terminus of the heritage Bala Lake Railway, in Gwynedd, Wales, since 1976. The site was formerly the location of the Bala Lake Halt railway station, a former station on the Ruabon to Barmouth line. Bala railway station is situated 1 mile southwest of Llanfor Roman Fort.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Llanfor and Bala.
Llanfor
Village
Photo: Tamara Kwan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Llanfor is a village in Gwynedd, Wales near the town of Bala, in the community of Llandderfel.
Bala
Photo: Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Bala is a picturesque town of 2,000 people on the shores of Lake Bala in Gwynedd, North Wales. It lies at the south-eastern edge of the Snowdonia National Park. Excellent national centre for white water rafting and canoeing nearby.
Rhos-y-gwaliau
Hamlet
Photo: Dewi, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Rhos-y-gwaliau is a small hamlet in Meirionnydd, Gwynedd, North Wales, about 1.5 miles south-east of Bala. It is home to the Rhos y Gwaliau Outdoor Activity Centre and a now disused Victorian chapel, built for the Calvinistic Methodists.
Llanfor Roman Fort
- Categories: castrum, ancient Roman structure, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Llandderfel, Gwynedd, North Wales, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.91195° or 52° 54′ 43″ northLongitude
-3.58137° or 3° 34′ 53″ westOpen location code
9C4RWC69+QFOpenStreetMap ID
way 527111115OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteWikidata ID
Q20586656
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In Other Languages
“Llanfor Roman Fort” goes by many names.
- Welsh: “Caer Rufeinig Llanfor”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Roman Marching Camp and St Mor and St Deiniol’s Church.
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