Forden Gaer

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Forden Gaer, Y Gaer, Caer Flos and Lavrobrinta are respective English, Welsh and possible Latin names for the Roman fort in the township of Thornbury, in the parish of Forden, in the old county of Montgomeryshire, which now forms part of Powys, Wales. The fort lies on the E bank of the Severn a short distance N of Montgomery, and covers an important crossing of the river close to the historic ford at Rhydywhyman. It is likely that this is the same fort as Lavrobrinta, which is mentioned in the Ravenna Cosmography. The fort lies on the Roman Road between Wroxeter and Caersws. The defences were originally of earth, subsequently revetted with a timber-laced rampart of clay. Some internal buildings may have been of stone. The fort was established ca. A.D. 75-80 and was not finally abandoned before the reign of Valentinian I. The finds are in the Powysland Museum, Welshpool. ()

Abandoned: IV centuryCoordinates: 52°34'55"N, 3°10'13"W

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Nearby attractions include: Powis Castle, Dolforwyn Castle, Montgomery Castle, The Old Bell Museum.

4.7 miN
Garden, Museum, Forts and castles
Powis Castle, Welshpool
121 min walk • Powis Castle, a formidable medieval fortress in Welshpool, Wales, stands as a testament to the country's rich history and architectural heritage. This grand structure, dating back to the 13th century, was originally built by Welsh princes and has since been modified...
4.2 miSW
Forts and castles
Dolforwyn Castle, Newtown
108 min walk • Dolforwyn Castle is a Welsh medieval castle above the village of Abermule, Powys. The fortification was established by Llywelyn ap Gruffudd, Prince of Gwynedd in the late 13th century.
1.5 miSE
Forts and castles
Montgomery Castle, Montgomery
40 min walk • Montgomery Castle is a stone-built castle looking over the town of Montgomery in Powys, Mid Wales. It is one of many Norman castles on the border between Wales and England.
1.7 miSE
Specialty museum, Museum, History museum
The Old Bell Museum, Montgomery
44 min walk • The Old Bell Museum is a former 16th-century inn, converted into a museum and run by volunteers from the Montgomery Civic Society of Powys.
2 miS
Memorial
War Memorial, Montgomery
52 min walk • The Montgomeryshire County War Memorial, located on the summit of Town Hill, south-west of the town of Montgomery, stands tribute to commemorate those from Montgomeryshire who have been killed in all past wars.
5.4 miN
52°39'30"N • 3°8'44"W
Powysland Museum, Welshpool
137 min walk • History museum, Museum
4.1 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Forest
Leighton Hall
104 min walk • Leighton Hall is an estate located to the east of Welshpool in the historic county of Montgomeryshire, now Powys, in Wales. Leighton Hall is a listed grade I property. It is located on the opposite side of the valley of the river Severn to Powis Castle.
1.7 miSE
52°33'39"N • 3°8'55"W
Cloverlands Model Car Museum, Montgomery
44 min walk • Specialty museum, Museum
2.2 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Forest
Lymore, Montgomery
57 min walk • Lymore, or Lymore House or Lodge was demolished in 1931. It stood in Lymore Park, one mile ESE of Montgomery, Powys, Wales. The house was a large half-timbered house built by Edward Herbert, 3rd Baron Herbert of Chirbury, c. 1675, to replace the family residences in Montgomery Castle and Black Hall in Montgomery.
4.9 miSE
Church
St Nicholas Church, Church Stoke
127 min walk • St Nicholas's Church, formerly called St Mary's Church until 1881, is a Church of England parish church in Church Stoke, Powys, Wales. The church's current building is largely the result of 19th-century reconstruction, but it retains its 13th-century tower with a later timber belfry.
4.6 miNE
Church
Trelystan
119 min walk • Trelystan is a remote parish and township on the border of the historic county of Montgomeryshire with Shropshire. Trelystan now forms part of the community of Forden, Leighton and Trelystan in Powys.