Roman fort, wolves and bears lost to time
by John Gilbey from Environment | The Guardian on (#15YS4)
Llangurig, Powys, Wales Cae Gaer in the Cambrians endures as a pale pattern in the landscape, a footnote of history
High in the Cambrian mountains of mid Wales, perched on a slope above the chaotically youthful river Afon Tarenig, the bleak aspect of the Roman fort at Cae Gaer speaks of military expediency and urgent purpose.
In the sunshine of early spring it looks almost serene. But to a newly arrived legionary, in the depths of winter, immersed in an alien landscape still home to wolves and bears, it must have felt like the edge of the world.
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