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Carmarthen Park: 1973: Stone circle: Stone: Erected to mark the 1974 National Eisteddfod of Wales: Carmarthen Dragon Blue Street Roundabout, A4232, Carmarthen: 2007: Tony Woodman Sculpture of a dragon: Stainless steel: Originally made for the Heart of the Dragon Festival in Newcastle Emlyn [13] Merlin Merlin's Walk, Carmarthen: 2010: Simon Hedger
The Romans established two forts in South Wales, one at Caerwent to control the southeast of the country, and one at Carmarthen to control the southwest. The fort at Carmarthen dates from around 75 AD, and there is a Roman amphitheatre nearby, so this probably makes Carmarthen the oldest continually occupied town in Wales. [9]
Carmarthenshire is a county in the south-west of Wales.It covers an area of 2,370 km 2 (920 sq mi). [1] In 2021 the population was approximately 188,200. [2]The Cadw/ICOMOS Register of Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in Wales was established in 2002 and given statutory status in 2022.
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These are on the List of Roman-to-modern scheduled monuments in Carmarthenshire. 29 sites are from Roman period (most, but by no means all military, and predominantly in the north of the county), and there are 10 early medieval sites, all of which are stone crosses or inscribed stones.
In the middle ages it comprised twin settlements: Old Carmarthen around Carmarthen Priory and New Carmarthen around Carmarthen Castle. The two were merged into one borough in 1546. [5] It was the most populous borough in Wales in the 16th–18th centuries, described by William Camden as "chief citie of the country".
The museum tells the rich history the county through a diverse collection of artifacts, paintings and portraits.In addition there is a notable collection of Welsh furniture and costume, a Victorian era village schoolroom, articles associated with the county's farming and agricultural heritage and an exhibition on World War II's home front.