Pen-y-gaer Roman Vicus, Cwmdu

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Earthworks onlybanks, ditches and platforms — read the ground, not walls

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Pen-y-gaer Roman Vicus, Cwmdu preserves the earthworks of a former Roman town in Powys. It is the only Roman town the Albion Guide maps in the county. The surrounding countryside is part of Bannau Brycheiniog National Park. For arrivals by rail, Ebbw Vale Town Station is 12.5 km to the south.

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