Several vestiges of Roman roads, and other remains of antiquity, are still visible in this county. In Cantre bychan, to the east of Caermarthen, are the ruins of Kastelh-Karrey. It was once a large fort, and is situated on a steep and almost inaccessible mountain, near which, at a place called Kaio, are some immense caverns, which are conjectured to have been copper mines wrought by the Romans. At Kastelh-Karrey there is also a fountain which ebbs and flows twice in 24 hours. In the neigh bourhood, at a place called Pont-y-Polion, were found two sepulchral stone monuments with ineriptions. One of these lay flat on the ground, and was placed across a gutter ; the other, which seems to be of a later date, is about a yard high, and is placed on one end. In the parish of Llan Newydh, or Llancgwad, a rude stone pil lar, about six feet high and one and a half feet broad, is erected near the highway, with the inscription Severinini fzlii Seven. There are also several other pillars of this kind in different parts of the country, with Roman in scriptions. In the parish of Trelech, about 8 or 9 miles north of Caermarthen, there is a barrow called Krig y Dyrn, consisting of a large heap of stones about 18 feet high, 150 feet in circuit, and covered with turf. It i ises
with a gradual ascent from the circumference to the cen tre. It is hollow on the top, upon which there is a rude fiat stone of an oval form, about 9 feet long, 5 feet broad, and one foot thick. This stone coneys a kind of stone chest, consisting of six other stones.
A considerable quantity of silver coins of several Ro man emperors were discovered about the beginning of the 17th century, at Kihnaen Lhwyd, and in the neigh bourhood of a place called Bronvskawen, is a large camp named y Gaer. It is of an oval form, and about 300 yards in circumference. The rampart or bank near the entrance, is about three yards high, hut in other parts generally much lower. There is a barrow on each side of the camp. The smallest one is near it, and the other at the distance of 300 yards, and both of them arc hollow at the top. In the entrance to the camp, which is four yards wide, and near the surface, two rude leaden boxes were discovered in 1292. They contained 200 Roman silver coins, several of which were very ancient. See Description of England and Wales, vol. i. p. 178 ; Evan's Tour through South TT alcs ; Barber's Tour through South Wales; and Malkin's Scenery, Antiquities, and Biogra phy of South Wales. (7:-)