Gelligaer

Gelligaer, Harp Inn

Gelligaer (Welsh: Gelli-gaer Welsh pronunciation: [ˌɡɛɬɪˈɡaːɨr]) is a town and community in the County Borough of Caerphilly, Wales, in the Rhymney River valley. The community also includes the villages of Cefn Hengoed and Hengoed to the south. The population of the Town as shown at the 2011 census was 18,408.^[1]

History[]

Gelligaer is known for its stone Roman fort, part of a network within Roman Wales, believed to have been built between 103 and 111 A.D. and excavated in the early 20th century.

The parish church of St. Catwg (Cadoc) is ancient but heavily restored (with adult baptismal font) in the Victorian era. There is also an ancient standing stone north of the village.

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Gelligaer.

• Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia entry
• Gelligaer Roman fort at walespast.com
• www.geograph.co.uk : photos of Gelligaer and surrounding area
• Museums Wales website on Gelligaer Roman fort
• Gelligaer Roman Fort on the Roman Britain website
• Early Gelligaer Roman Fort on the Roman Britain website
• Gelligaer Roman Fort Baths on the Roman Britain website

• Gelligaer Common, an historic landscape

Coordinates: 51°40′N 3°15′W / 51.667°N 3.250°W / 51.667; -3.250