Segontium
Introduction
The photograph on this page of Segontium by Darren Haddock as part of the Geograph project.
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Segontium
Image: © Darren Haddock Taken: 17 Jul 2003
Originally established in the autumn of AD77 by Gnaeus Julius Agricola (Roman governor of Britain). It was built to command the Menai Straits and thus enable the capture of the island of Mona (Anglesey). The site was occupied until c.AD383.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.138055
Longitude
-4.266258