Leucarum
Leucarum was a coastal auxiliary fort in the Roman province of Britannia. Its remains are located beneath the town of Loughor in the Welsh city of Swansea.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: Roman fort in Wales
- Also known as: “Leucarum Roman Fort” and “Loughor Roman fort”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Loughor Castle and Loughor Viaduct.
Loughor Castle
Ruins
Photo: Nigel Davies, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Loughor Castle is a ruined, medieval fortification located in the town of Loughor, Wales. The castle was built around 1106 by the Anglo-Norman lord Henry de Beaumont, during the Norman invasion of Wales.
Loughor Viaduct
Bridge
Photo: Wiccasha, Public domain.
The Loughor railway viaduct carries the West Wales Line across the River Loughor. It is adjacent, and runs parallel to, the Loughor road bridge. The 1880 viaduct was granted Grade II listed building status. Loughor Viaduct is situated 1,000 feet west of Leucarum.
Loughor bridge
Bridge
Photo: Wiccasha, Public domain.
The Loughor bridge is a road crossing over the River Loughor, providing a convenient link between Loughor, Gorseinon, and Swansea on the east side and Llanelli and south Carmarthenshire to the west. Loughor bridge is situated 900 feet west of Leucarum.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Loughor and Bynea.
Loughor
Town
Photo: Nigel Davies, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Loughor is a town in Swansea, Wales. Historically in Glamorgan, it lies on the estuary of the River Loughor. The town has a community council under the name Llwchwr.
Bynea
Suburb
Bynea is a village close to the River Loughor in Carmarthenshire, Wales. It also forms an electoral ward for the purposes of elections to Carmarthenshire County Council, and is situated in Berwig Hamlet.
Kingsbridge
Suburb
Photo: Jaggery, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Kingsbridge, is a village in the City and County of Swansea, Wales falling within the Kingsbridge ward. It covers the south east of the town of Gorseinon.
Leucarum
- Categories: castrum, ancient Roman structure, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Llwchwr, Swansea, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.66223° or 51° 39′ 44″ northLongitude
-4.07832° or 4° 4′ 42″ westOpen location code
9C3QMW6C+VMOpenStreetMap ID
way 963199077OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteWikidata ID
Q6533992
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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 “Leucarum”. Photo: Andrew Evans, CC BY 2.0.