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<< Our Photo Pages >> Segontium - Stone Fort or Dun in Wales in Gwynedd

Submitted by TAlanJones on Friday, 28 April 2023  Page Views: 619

Roman, Greek and ClassicalSite Name: Segontium
Country: Wales
NOTE: This site is 0.412 km away from the location you searched for.

County: Gwynedd Type: Stone Fort or Dun
Nearest Town: Caernarfon
Map Ref: SH4852262408
Latitude: 53.137235N  Longitude: 4.265886W
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
3 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
4 Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
0No data.
5 Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
0no data
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Segontium
Segontium submitted by TAlanJones : The Principia apse. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Segontium Roman Fort was founded in AD77 following the subjugation of the Ordovices (local tribe) by Agricola, consul and governor of Britain. It was garrisoned until AD394. No other Roman Fort in Wales was held so long. The name 'Segontium' is derived from the Afon Seiont river that it overlooks. The fort occupies a strategic position atop a broad rounded hill overlooking the Menai Strait and Ynys Mon (Anglesey). The extraordinary length of occupation can be explained by the need to protect the fertile and mineral rich lands of Ynys Mon.

Segontium was the main Roman Fort in the north of Roman Wales. Designed to house about 1000 auxiliary infantry it was also connected to a network of smaller forts, and the legionary fort at Deva Victrix (Chester), by roads built by the military. However, the garrison had been reduced in size by AD120 and reduced further in the 3rd and 4th centuries.

The fort's longevity may have influenced its inclusion within early Welsh mythology. Segontium is referenced in the prose of the Mabinogion, a collection of early medieval Welsh prose first collated in the 1350's. In 'Breuddwyd Macsen Wledig' (the dream of Macsen Wledig) Macsen, identified with the Emperor Magnus Maximus (383 to 388) dreams of a beautiful woman, identified as Saint Elen, daughter of a tribal chief who resides at the fort at the mouth of the Afon Seiont. Elen is considered to have influenced the creation of the Roman road system known collectively as Sarn Helen.
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Segontium
Segontium submitted by TimPrevett : A panorama of the auxiliary fort near Caernarfon, called Segontium. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Segontium submitted by TAlanJones : A section of Roman walling. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Segontium submitted by TAlanJones : View to the west through the trees towards infantry barracks. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Segontium submitted by TAlanJones : Collection of masonry outside the museum. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Segontium submitted by TAlanJones : Section of the southern wall. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Segontium submitted by TAlanJones : The Principia apse.

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Segontium submitted by TAlanJones : View to the east across the Cavalry Barracks.

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Segontium submitted by TAlanJones : Praetorium in the distance from the centre of the Principia.

Segontium
Segontium submitted by TAlanJones : Infantry barracks.

Segontium
Segontium submitted by TAlanJones : Sacellum.

Segontium
Segontium submitted by TAlanJones : Via Principalis - western gate.

Segontium
Segontium submitted by TAlanJones : A well within the fort.

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Segontium submitted by TAlanJones : The northern wall of the fort.

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Segontium submitted by TAlanJones : In the early 4th century construction of a bathhouse began in the south-east corner of the fort. The building was never finished.

Segontium
Segontium submitted by TimPrevett : A collection of stones at Segontium. Photo taken with permission.

Segontium
Segontium submitted by TimPrevett : A milestone taken from the Roman Road from Kanovium to Segontium, at Segontium. Photo taken with permission.

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Re: Segontium by TAlanJones on Friday, 26 May 2023
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Hi, how do I add Roman sites to the map. The options of type of site when I post don't allow for Roman ?
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