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Y Gaer
51.9565° N, -3.4517° E
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Y Gaer (Latin: Cicucium) is a Roman fort situated near modern-day Brecon in Mid Wales, United Kingdom. Y Gaer is located at grid reference SO00332966 (Landranger 160).
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Construction
c. AD 75
Rebuilding by Legio II Augusta
2nd century AD
Repairs
4th century AD
Excavation
1920s
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