Castrum Segontium

Segontium () is a Roman fort on the outskirts of Caernarfon in Gwynedd, North Wales.

Key facts

Castrum.image: Segontium Roman Fort - geograph.org.uk - 1287434.jpg
Castrum.name: Segontium
Castrum.founded: CE 77 or 78
Castrum.abandoned: CE 4th century
Castrum.robust_struct_material: Stone
Castrum.robust_struct_built: 2nd century <!--
Castrum.robust_struct_abandoned: 5th century-->
Castrum.weak_struct_material: Wood and earth
Castrum.weak_struct_built: 1st century <!--
Castrum.weak_struct_abandoned: 2nd century-->
Castrum.province: Britannia
Castrum.map: Wales Gwynedd

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Segontium () is a Roman fort on the outskirts of Caernarfon in Gwynedd, North Wales.

==Etymology== The fort probably takes its name either directly from the Afon Seiont or from a pre-existing British settlement itself named for the river. The name is a Latinised form of the Brythonic language *seg-ontio, which may be translated as "strong place".