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Sarn Helen is a Roman road running between the Roman forts of Alabum (near Llandovery, Carmarthenshire) and Canovium (near Caerhun, Caernarfonshire). Many sections are used by modern roads while other parts are still traceable. Sizeable stretches that have been lost and are unidentifiable. Debate continues as to the precise course of the Roman road and, indeed, whether it was a single routeway. The route is named after Saint Elen of Caernarfon, said to have ordered the construction of roads in Wales during the late 4th century. A section of the road forms a trackway to the west of Pig Idris and Moel Duu in Merionethshire. This section of the road is within the council area of Gwynedd.

Place Type: Roman Remains
Historic County: Merionethshire
Lat, Long: 52.872995,-3.8950548
Grid Reference: SH 7254 3229
Community (Civil Parish): Trawsfynydd C
Council Area: Gwynedd CA
Police Area: North Wales PA
Devolved Legislature:  Welsh Assembly (Senedd)

GBPN ID: 304272
Entry Type: Main listing (P)
URL: https://gazetteer.org.uk/place/Sarn_Helen,_Merionethshire_304272

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