Bremia Fort

#3976 among destinations in the United Kingdom

Forts and castles

Gallery (1)

Map

Map

Facts and practical information

Bremia is the name of the Roman fort in Llanio, West Wales. It is in Llanddewi Brefi community area, south-west of Tregaron, in Ceredigion. The fort was built by the Romans around AD 75 and was in use to AD 120 in Roman Wales. The fort was situated on Sarn Helen, a Roman road leading north from the fort at Dolaucothi. Five inscribed stones have been found within the fort and surrounding military settlement. Two of these have inscriptions which show the garrison to include to a cohort from the Asturias, northern Spain. Amongst the excavations on the site, is the bathhouse. The bathhouse and fort are scheduled monuments, giving them statutory protection from disturbance. ()

Abandoned: 125 A.D.Coordinates: 52°11'23"N, 3°59'5"W

Location

WalesUnited Kingdom

ContactAdd

Social media

Add

Day trips

Bremia Fort – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: St Peter's Church, Lampeter Museum, Church of Saint David, Derry Ormond Tower.

6.6 miSW
Church
St Peter's Church, Lampeter
168 min walk • St Peter's Church, Lampeter, is the Church in Wales parish church for the University town of Lampeter. It is a Grade II listed building, and has been described as "the best Victorian church in the county ".
6.6 miSW
Bars and clubs, Nightlife, Museum
Lampeter Museum, Lampeter
168 min walk • The Lampeter Museum was founded in 2014 by Hanes Llambed, the local history society, at the university campus. The museum covers the cultural and agricultural development of Lampeter as well as the history of the college which was founded in 1822.
1.4 miSE
Church
Church of Saint David
36 min walk • St David's Church is a Grade II* listed medieval church in the Welsh village of Llanddewi Brefi, 3 miles south of Tregaron in the county of Ceredigion.
4.5 miSW
Memorial
Derry Ormond Tower
115 min walk • Derry Ormond Tower is a Grade II*-listed folly situated above Betws Bledrws, 3 miles north of Lampeter in the county of Ceredigion, Wales. It was built in the early nineteenth century as an unemployment relief project.
3 miNE
Town
Tregaron
77 min walk • Tregaron is an ancient market town in Ceredigion, Wales, astride the River Brenig, a tributary of the River Teifi. Tregaron is 11 miles northeast of Lampeter.
6.6 miSW
Fountain
Harford Fountain, Lampeter
169 min walk • Harford Fountain, is a 19th-century grade II listed fountain in Harford Square, in Lampeter, Ceredigion.
5.4 miNE
Park
Cors Caron National Nature Reserve, Cors Caron
138 min walk • Cors Caron is a raised bog in Ceredigion, Wales. Cors is the Welsh word for "bog". Cors Caron covers an area of approximately 349 hectares. Cors Caron represents the most intact surviving example of a raised bog landscape in the United Kingdom.
5.5 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Llyn Fanod
141 min walk • Llyn Fanod is an upland lake situated between Penuwch and Bontnewydd in Ceredigion, Wales. It is a Site of Special Scientific Interest partly owned by the Wildlife Trust of South and West Wales. Public access is via a bridlepath from the road.
6.5 miSW
Forts and castles
Lampeter Castle, Lampeter
165 min walk • Lampeter Castle, sometimes known as Stephen's Castle, was built during the Norman expansion into Wales at the end of the eleventh century. The motte is in the grounds of Lampeter University but the precise whereabouts of the bailey is unknown. It was captured by Cadell ap Gruffydd in 1146.