View SW as Roman road approaches NE rampart (L) & gate of Tomen y Mur C1stAD auxiliary fort with an C11th motte built on NW gate

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View SW as Roman road approaches NE gate of Tomen y Mur C1stAD auxiliary fort. Headquarters building (principia) stood to R of gate in front of the Norman castle motte built over the fort's NW gate. A section of castellated Roman walling has been reconstructed on footings of the NE rampart (R of ruined farmhouse). The pre-motte site features as Mur y Castell in the story of Math fab Mathonwy (Fourth Branch of The Mabinogi).

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Size: 6048px × 4032px
Location: Tomen y Mur, Trawsfynydd, Ffestiniog, Gwynedd, Wales, UK
Photo credit: © Mick Sharp / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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