Caerau Roman Site

Caerau Roman Site lies south of Beulah village in Powys, beside the River Cammarch. A Roman fort occupies about two acres on a gentle rise. Aerial survey in April 1960 first revealed the buried walls and ditches. Excavations uncovered Samian ware dated roughly 75–90 AD, showing the fort was built soon after the Roman arrival. By the start of the 2nd century the defences had been strengthened with turf and clay ramparts. Outside the fort walls traces of a vicus survive, including several buildings and a bath-house. To the north a temporary marching camp covers thirty-six acres, and to the south two smaller practice camps have been recognised. Visitors walk over grassy mounds that mark the fort’s perimeter and the vicus buildings. The bath-house foundations show where soldiers once bathed. The northern camp’s broad ditches are still visible, while the southern camps appear as low earthworks. CADW manages the site, keeping the remains open to the public.