🏛️ Roman Amphitheatre: Moridunum
Remains of a military amphitheatre in Roman Wales
📌 Fast Facts
- Location: Near Carmarthen, Carmarthenshire, Wales
- Built: circa 75 CE, auxiliary fort Moridunum
- Type: Military amphitheatre, among earliest in Roman Britain
- Current status: Earthwork remains, accessible as open archaeological landscape
Moridunum is a Roman military amphitheatre in southwest Wales that served an auxiliary fort established near modern Carmarthen from approximately 75 CE. The site comprises earthwork remains—soil banks and ditches—visible in open countryside and represents one of the earliest known amphitheatre examples in Roman Britain. As of 2026, the remains are accessible to visitors as an open archaeological landscape with interpretive signage, though no standing structures or dedicated facilities exist on ...