Bremia (fort)
| Bremia | |
|---|---|
| Known also as | Llanio Roman Fort |
| Founded during the reign of | Vespasian |
| Founded | c. 73 - 77 AD |
| Abandoned | c. 125 AD |
| Place in the Roman world | |
| Province | Britannia |
| Nearby water | River Teifi |
| Stationed military units | |
| — Cohorts — | |
| II Asturum | |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 52°11′23″N 3°59′05″W / 52.1896°N 3.9848°W |
| Place name | Llanio |
| Town | Llanddewi Brefi |
| County | Ceredigion |
| Country | Wales |
| Reference | |
| UK-OSNG reference | SN643564 |
| Site notes | |
| Discovery year | Late 17th century |
| Condition | Traces and crop marks |
| Controlled by | Scheduled Monument (SAM: CD129) |
Bremia is the name of the Roman fort in the small dispersed settlement of 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.
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Magnis
(Kenchester)
(Kenchester)
11
Castell Collen
(Llandrindod Wells)
(Llandrindod Wells)
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Moridunum
(Carmarthen)
(Carmarthen)
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Dinefwr Park,
Llandeilo
Llandeilo
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Pen-llwyn
7
Trawscoed
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Bremia
(Llanio, Llanddewi Brefi)
(Llanio, Llanddewi Brefi)
5
Luentinum
(Pumsaint)
(Pumsaint)
4
Alabum
(Llandovery)
(Llandovery)
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Cicutio/Cicucium
(Y Gaer, Brecon)
(Y Gaer, Brecon)
2
(Go)Bannio
(Abergavenny)
(Abergavenny)
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Isca Augusta
(Caerleon)
(Caerleon)
Schematic map of Roman roads and forts between Caerleon and west Wales dating to the later 1st century AD. Where the Roman names are known, these were identified through the Ravenna Cosmography (except for Luentinum and Moridunum which are mentioned in Ptolemy's Geographia).
Blue/black dots are listed in the Cosmography. Grey dots are other substantial forts known through archaeological remains.
Blue/black dots are listed in the Cosmography. Grey dots are other substantial forts known through archaeological remains.
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Isca Augusta (Caerleon)2
Gobannium, (Abergavenny)3
Cicutio/Cicucium (Y Gaer, Brecon)4
Alabum (Llanfair-ar-y-bryn, Llandovery)5
Luentinum, (Pumsaint)6
Bremia (Llanio, near Llanddewi Brefi)7
Roman fort at Trawscoed8
Roman Fort near Pen-llwyn9
Dinefwr Park Roman forts, Llandeilo10
Moridunum (Carmarthen)11
Castell Collen (Llandrindod Wells)12
Magnis (Kenchester), Herefordshire