Caer Gybi was a small fortlet in Roman Wales in the Roman province of Britannia Superior. Its name in Latin is unknown. Today it stands at the centre of Holyhead in the Welsh county of Anglesey. Holyhead is named Caergybi in Welsh, after the fort. The fort is one of Europe's only three-walled Roman forts.

Dating back to the 3rd century, Caer Gybi’s position on low cliffs overlooking the sea suggests it was part of a coastal network of defences, possibly linked to the late Roman watchtower at Caer y Twr on the summit of Holyhead Mountain. The walls of this rectangular fort are extremely well-preserved, standing up to 13ft/4m high and 5ft/1.5m ...

2021年8月16日 · Caer Gybi (named after it’s Welsh namesake “Caergybi”) is a late Roman fort, located in Holyhead on the western coast of Anglesey, Wales. Prior to the Roman conquest of Wales, Anglesey was recorded in Latin as “Mona” and was supposedly an important religious centre for the Druids, and a haven for the tribes displaced by Roman expansion.

2021年3月26日 · Caer Gybi Roman Fort. Holyhead, Wales, United Kingdom. Caer Gybi hosts the remains of a small Roman fort and naval base which formed part of the local defences of the area in the latter Roman Empire period.

In the surprising location of central Holyhead stand the impressively-preserved remains of a small Roman fort. The walls and one tower are intact and up to four metres high. They appear to have been continuously repaired over the centuries although there has inevitably been some degree of post-Roman adaptation.

The fortlet at Caer Gybi stood on the west shore of the natural harbour at Holyhead in Anglesey. The small church of St. Gybi stands on the site, within the defensive circuit of the fortlet, which consisted of three massive stone walls to the north, west and south, while the remaining eastern side was open to the harbour.

Just off the main street in Holyhead are the remains of an old roman fort (Holyhead Fort or Caer Gybi), being abandoned in about 400AD as the Romans retreated from Britain. The site is now largely occupied by the later 13th Centrury St. Cybi's Church.

Caer Gybi Roman Fortlet is a small fortification on Anglesey’s Holy Island, in North-West Wales. It is one of Europe’s only three-walled Roman forts, the fourth side facing the sea and most likely used as a quay. The walls of this fort are surprisingly well preserved, standing 4m tall and 1.5 thick. There are remains of towers on each corner.

caer gybi roman fort holyhead. This small late Roman fort which is in excellent condition can be found next to the church in Holyhead on Anglesey. It now over looks the Port of Holyhead, but originally the shore would have come up to its walls.

Cadw’s Scheduled Monument listing (AN031) describes Caer Gybi fort: The monument consists of the remains of a Roman fort. It is sub-rectangular and measures approximately 75m by 45m. The interior is occupied by St Cybi’s church and associated graveyard.