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Photo: Alan Bowring, CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons
The remains of a Roman fort.
Y Gaer is a Roman fort situated near modern-day Brecon in Mid Wales, United Kingdom. Y Gaer is located at grid reference SO00332966.
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Founded in 1541 when King Henry VIII dissolved the monasteries, there are several lovely buildings to visit.
Brecon Cathedral is a small church, but is however interesting and worth a visit. Started as a fortification built by the half brother of William the Conqueror after he captured the town in 1094, the church is now a delightful place to visit. Three hundred years after its foundation, the church becaome Priory Church of St John the Evangelist, which has been described as 'half Church of God and half castle against the Welsh.' Inside the encircling walls of the cathedral close survive the most unique group of monastic buildings in Wales.
It exhibits local history and art.
Good for rainy days, indoor pool, ten pin bowling and climbing wall.