Caer (; or ') is a placename element in Welsh meaning "stronghold", "fortress", or "citadel", roughly equivalent to an

Old English Old English ( or , or ), or Anglo-Saxon, is the earliest recorded form of the English language, spoken in England and southern and eastern Scotland in the Early Middle Ages. It developed from the languages brought to Great Britain by Anglo-S ...

suffix In linguistics, a suffix is an affix which is placed after the stem of a word. Common examples are case endings, which indicate the grammatical case of nouns and adjectives, and verb endings, which form the conjugation of verbs. Suffixes can ca ...

(''-ceaster'') now variously written as , , and .Allen, Grant
"Casters and Chesters" in ''The Cornhill Magazine'', Vol. XLV, pp. 419 ff.
Smith, Elder, & Co. (London), 1882. In modern Welsh orthography, caer is usually written as a

prefix A prefix is an affix which is placed before the stem of a word. Particularly in the study of languages, a prefix is also called a preformative, because it alters the form of the word to which it is affixed. Prefixes, like other affixes, can b ...

, although it was formerly—particularly in Latin—written as a separate word. The Breton equivalent is ''kêr'', which is present in many Breton placenames as the prefix ''Ker-''.

Etymology

The term is thought to have derived from the Brittonic *''kagro-'' and to be cognate with ''cae'' ("field, enclosed piece of land"). Although stone

castle A castle is a type of fortification, fortified structure built during the Middle Ages predominantly by the nobility or royalty and by Military order (monastic society), military orders. Scholars usually consider a ''castle'' to be the private ...

s were largely introduced to

Wales Wales ( ) is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is bordered by the Irish Sea to the north and west, England to the England–Wales border, east, the Bristol Channel to the south, and the Celtic ...

by the invading

Normans The Normans (Norman language, Norman: ''Normaunds''; ; ) were a population arising in the medieval Duchy of Normandy from the intermingling between Norsemen, Norse Viking settlers and locals of West Francia. The Norse settlements in West Franc ...

, "caer" was and remains used to describe the settlements around some of them as well. An example is the

Roman fort ''Castra'' () is a Latin term used during the Roman Republic and Roman Empire for a military 'camp', and ''castrum'' () for a 'fort'. Either could refer to a building or plot of land, used as a fortified military base.. Included is a discuss ...

Caernarfon Caernarfon (; ) is a List of place names with royal patronage in the United Kingdom, royal town, Community (Wales), community and port in Gwynedd, Wales. It has a population of 9,852 (with Caeathro). It lies along the A487 road, on the easter ...

, formerly known in Welsh as ' from its position on the Seiont; the later

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and its community were distinguished as ' ("fort in Arfon", the latter being a district name ( Cantref Arfon) from "ar Fôn", "(land) opposite Môn or

Anglesey Anglesey ( ; ) is an island off the north-west coast of Wales. It forms the bulk of the Principal areas of Wales, county known as the Isle of Anglesey, which also includes Holy Island, Anglesey, Holy Island () and some islets and Skerry, sker ...

"). However, the modern names of the Roman fort and Edwardian castle themselves are now ' or ', while the communities carry on the name ''caer''. Note that the term is not believed to be related to the Irish ''cathair'' ("city"), which is instead derived from

Proto-Celtic Proto-Celtic, or Common Celtic, is the hypothetical ancestral proto-language of all known Celtic languages, and a descendant of Proto-Indo-European. It is not attested in writing but has been partly Linguistic reconstruction, reconstructed throu ...

*''katrixs'', *''catarax'' ("fortification").

Britain

Gildas Gildas (English pronunciation: , Breton language, Breton: ''Gweltaz''; ) — also known as Gildas Badonicus, Gildas fab Caw (in Middle Welsh texts and antiquarian works) and ''Gildas Sapiens'' (Gildas the Wise) — was a 6th-century Britons (h ...

's account of the

Saxon invasions of Britain The settlement of Great Britain by Germanic peoples from continental Europe led to the development of an Anglo-Saxon cultural identity and a shared Germanic language—Old English—whose closest known relative is Old Frisian, spoken on the o ...

claimed that there were 28 fortified Roman cities () on the island, without listing them. The ''

History of the Britons ''The History of the Britons'' () is a purported history of early Britain written around 828 that survives in numerous recensions from after the 11th century. The ''Historia Brittonum'' is commonly attributed to Nennius, as some recensions have ...

'' traditionally attributed to

Nennius Nennius – or Nemnius or Nemnivus – was a Welsh monk of the 9th century. He has traditionally been attributed with the authorship of the ''Historia Brittonum'', based on the prologue affixed to that work. This attribution is widely considered ...

includes a list of the 28, all of which are called "caer"."JTK"
"Civitas" in ''Celtic Culture: A Historical Encyclopedia'', Vol. I, p. 451
ABC-CLIO ( Sta. Barbara), 2006. Controversy exists over whether this list includes only Roman cities or a mixture of Roman cities and non-Roman settlements. Some of the place names that have been proposed include: Britain roman

* Cair Brithon ("Fort of the

Britons British people or Britons, also known colloquially as Brits, are the citizens of the United Kingdom, the British Overseas Territories, and the Crown dependencies.: British nationality law governs modern British citizenship and nationality, w ...

Dumbarton Dumbarton (; , or ; or , meaning 'fort of the Britons (historical), Britons') is a town in West Dunbartonshire, Scotland, on the north bank of the River Clyde where the River Leven, Dunbartonshire, River Leven flows into the Clyde estuary. ...

Strathclyde Strathclyde ( in Welsh language, Welsh; in Scottish Gaelic, Gaelic, meaning 'strath

alley An alley or alleyway is a narrow lane, footpath, path, or passageway, often reserved for pedestrians, which usually runs between, behind, or within buildings in towns and cities. It is also a rear access or service road (back lane), or a path, w ...

of the River Clyde') was one of nine former Local government in Scotland, local government Regions and districts of Scotland, regions of Scotland cre ...

) * Cair Caratauc ("Fort Rampart":

Salisbury Salisbury ( , ) is a city status in the United Kingdom, cathedral city and civil parish in Wiltshire, England with a population of 41,820, at the confluence of the rivers River Avon, Hampshire, Avon, River Nadder, Nadder and River Bourne, Wi ...

? Sellack?) * Cair Ceint ("Fort

Kent Kent is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in South East England. It is bordered by Essex across the Thames Estuary to the north, the Strait of Dover to the south-east, East Sussex to the south-west, Surrey to the west, and Gr ...

Canterbury Canterbury (, ) is a City status in the United Kingdom, city and UNESCO World Heritage Site, in the county of Kent, England; it was a county borough until 1974. It lies on the River Stour, Kent, River Stour. The city has a mild oceanic climat ...

) * Cair Celemion ( Camalet?

Silchester Silchester is a village and civil parish about north of Basingstoke in Hampshire. It is adjacent to the county boundary with Berkshire and about south-west of Reading. Silchester is most notable for the archaeological site and Roman town of ...

?) * Cair Colun ("Fort Colonia":

Colchester Colchester ( ) is a city in northeastern Essex, England. It is the second-largest settlement in the county, with a population of 130,245 at the 2021 United Kingdom census, 2021 Census. The demonym is ''Colcestrian''. Colchester occupies the ...

?) * Cair Custoeint ("Fort Constantius or Constantine":

; or a Devonian hillfort) * Cair Daun ("Fort Don":

Doncaster Doncaster ( ) is a city status in the United Kingdom, city in South Yorkshire, England. Named after the River Don, Yorkshire, River Don, it is the administrative centre of the City of Doncaster metropolitan borough, and is the second largest se ...

) * Cair Draitou ( Drayton? Dunster?) * Cair Ebrauc ("Fort

York York is a cathedral city in North Yorkshire, England, with Roman Britain, Roman origins, sited at the confluence of the rivers River Ouse, Yorkshire, Ouse and River Foss, Foss. It has many historic buildings and other structures, such as a Yor ...

) * Cair Grauth ("Fort

Granta ''Granta'' is a literary magazine and publisher in the United Kingdom whose mission centres on its "belief in the power and urgency of the story, both in fiction and non-fiction, and the story's supreme ability to describe, illuminate and make ...

Cambridge Cambridge ( ) is a List of cities in the United Kingdom, city and non-metropolitan district in the county of Cambridgeshire, England. It is the county town of Cambridgeshire and is located on the River Cam, north of London. As of the 2021 Unit ...

) * Cair Guent ("Fort Venta": Caerwent or

Winchester Winchester (, ) is a City status in the United Kingdom, cathedral city in Hampshire, England. The city lies at the heart of the wider City of Winchester, a local government Districts of England, district, at the western end of the South Downs N ...

) * Cair Guinntguic ("Fort Venta":

Norwich Norwich () is a cathedral city and district of the county of Norfolk, England, of which it is the county town. It lies by the River Wensum, about north-east of London, north of Ipswich and east of Peterborough. The population of the Norwich ...

or Winwick?) * Cair Guiragon ("Fort Weorgoran":

Worcester Worcester may refer to: Places United Kingdom * Worcester, England, a city and the county town of Worcestershire in England ** Worcester (UK Parliament constituency), an area represented by a Member of Parliament * Worcester Park, London, Engl ...

) * Cair Guorthigirn ("Fort

Vortigern Vortigern (; , ; ; ; Old Breton: ''Gurdiern'', ''Gurthiern''; ; , , , etc.), also spelled Vortiger, Vortigan, Voertigern and Vortigen, was a 5th-century warlord in Sub-Roman Britain, Britain, known perhaps as a king of the Britons or at least ...

": Little Doward?

Carmarthen Carmarthen (, ; , 'Merlin's fort' or possibly 'Sea-town fort') is the county town of Carmarthenshire and a community (Wales), community in Wales, lying on the River Towy north of its estuary in Carmarthen Bay. At the 2021 United Kingdom cen ...

?) * Cair Guricon (

Warwick Warwick ( ) is a market town, civil parish and the county town of Warwickshire in the Warwick District in England, adjacent to the River Avon, Warwickshire, River Avon. It is south of Coventry, and south-east of Birmingham. It is adjoined wit ...

Wroxeter Wroxeter ( ) is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Wroxeter and Uppington, in the Shropshire district, in the ceremonial county of Shropshire, England. It is beside the River Severn, south-east of Shrewsbury. In 1961 the ...

?) * Cair Legeion Guar Usic ("Fort Legion on the Usk": Caerleon-upon-Usk) * Cair Legion ("Fort Legion":

Chester Chester is a cathedral city in Cheshire, England, on the River Dee, Wales, River Dee, close to the England–Wales border. With a built-up area population of 92,760 in 2021, it is the most populous settlement in the borough of Cheshire West an ...

) * Cair Lerion ("Fort Leir":

Leicester Leicester ( ) is a city status in the United Kingdom, city, Unitary authorities of England, unitary authority area, and the county town of Leicestershire in the East Midlands of England. It is the largest city in the East Midlands with a popula ...

) * Cair Ligualid ("Fort Luguwalos":

Carlisle Carlisle ( , ; from ) is a city in the Cumberland district of Cumbria, England. Carlisle's early history is marked by the establishment of a settlement called Luguvalium to serve forts along Hadrian's Wall in Roman Britain. Due to its pro ...

) * Cair Luit Coyt ("Fort Grey Wood":

Wall A wall is a structure and a surface that defines an area; carries a load; provides security, shelter, or soundproofing; or serves a decorative purpose. There are various types of walls, including border barriers between countries, brick wal ...

) * Cair Lundem ("Fort

Londinium Londinium, also known as Roman London, was the capital of Roman Britain during most of the period of Roman rule. Most twenty-first century historians think that it was originally a settlement established shortly after the Roman conquest of Brit ...

London London is the Capital city, capital and List of urban areas in the United Kingdom, largest city of both England and the United Kingdom, with a population of in . London metropolitan area, Its wider metropolitan area is the largest in Wester ...

) * Cair Maunguid (

Manchester Manchester () is a city and the metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester, England. It had an estimated population of in . Greater Manchester is the third-most populous metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, with a population of 2.92&nbs ...

?) * Cair Meguaid ("Fort

Mediolanum Mediolanum, the ancient city where Milan now stands, was originally an Insubres, Insubrian city, but afterwards became an important Ancient Rome, Roman city in Northern Italy. The city was settled by a Celts, Celtic tribe belonging to the Ins ...

Meifod Meifod, formerly also written Meivod (), is a small village, Community (Wales), community and Wards and electoral divisions of the United Kingdom, electoral ward north-west of Welshpool in Montgomeryshire, Powys, Wales, on the A495 road and loca ...

Llanfyllin Llanfyllin ( – ) is a market town and Community (Wales), community in Powys, Wales. The community (which measures 41.8 square kilometres) population in 2021 was 1,586 and the town's name means ''church or parish'' (Llan (placename), llan) ''o ...

?Williams, Robert
"A History of the Parish of Llanfyllin" in ''Collections Historical & Archaeological Relating to Montgomeryshire'', Vol. III, p. 59
J. Russell Smith (London), 1870.

Caersws Caersws (; ) is a village and community (Wales), community on the River Severn, in the Wales, Welsh county of Powys; it was formerly in Montgomeryshire. It is located west of Newtown, Powys, Newtown, halfway between Aberystwyth and Shrewsbury. ...

? in

Powys Powys ( , ) is a Principal areas of Wales, county and Preserved counties of Wales, preserved county in Wales. It borders Gwynedd, Denbighshire, and Wrexham County Borough, Wrexham to the north; the English Ceremonial counties of England, ceremo ...

) * Cair Mincip ("Fort

Municipium In ancient Rome, the Latin term (: ) referred to a town or city. Etymologically, the was a social contract among ('duty holders'), or citizens of the town. The duties () were a communal obligation assumed by the in exchange for the privileges ...

": ) * Cair 'Pensa vel Coyt' ("Fort Penselwood":

Exeter Exeter ( ) is a City status in the United Kingdom, cathedral city and the county town of Devon in South West England. It is situated on the River Exe, approximately northeast of Plymouth and southwest of Bristol. In Roman Britain, Exeter w ...

? Ilchester?) * Cair Peris (

Portchester Portchester is a village in the borough of Fareham in Hampshire, England. It is northwest of Portsmouth and around 18 miles east of Southampton on the A27 road. Its population according to the 2011 United Kingdom census was 17,789. Name Portc ...

Builth Wells Builth Wells (; ) is a market town and community in the county of Powys and historic county of Brecknockshire (Breconshire), mid Wales, lying at the confluence of rivers Wye and Irfon, in the Welsh (or upper) part of the Wye Valley. In 20 ...

?) * Cair Segeint ("Fort Seiont":

; or

) * Cair Urnarc (

? Dorchester?)

Wales

The element ''caer'', sometimes anglicized as ''car'', is found in several place-names in Wales such as: * Caerau, Glamorgan ("Forts") * Caereinion, Montgomeryshire ("Fort on the Einion") * Caerfallwch, Flintshire ("Afallach's fort") * Caerfarchell, Pembrokeshire ("Marchell's fort") *

, Carmarthenshire (', "Merlin's fort"). *

Caergeiliog Caergeiliog is a village in Anglesey, in north-west Wales. It is in the Community (Wales), community of Llanfair-yn-Neubwll and has a population of 355. The name derives from Welsh language, Welsh, and is a combination of ''Caer'', meaning 'cast ...

, Anglesey ("Fort of the cockrell") * Caergwrle, Flintshire ("Fort of the crane-wood") *

Caerleon Caerleon ( ; ) is a town and Community (Wales), community in Newport, Wales. Situated on the River Usk, it lies northeast of Newport city centre, and southeast of Cwmbran. Caerleon is of archaeological importance, being the site of a notable ...

, Glamorgan (', "Fort Legion") *

, Caernarfonsire ("Fort Arfon") *

Caerphilly Caerphilly (, ; , ) is a town and community (Wales), community in Wales. It is situated at the southern end of the Rhymney Valley and separated from the Cardiff suburbs of Lisvane and Rhiwbina by Caerphilly Mountain. It is north of Cardiff an ...

, Glamorgan (', "Fort Ffili") * Caerrhun, Caernarfonshire ("Fort of Rhun") *

, Montgomeryshire ("Susan's fort") * Caerwent, Monmouthshire ("Fort Venta") *

Cardiff Cardiff (; ) is the capital city, capital and List of urban areas in the United Kingdom, largest city of Wales. Cardiff had a population of in and forms a Principal areas of Wales, principal area officially known as the City and County of Ca ...

, Glamorgan (', "Fort Taf") * Carew, Pembrokeshire * Gaerwen, Anglesey (''Caerwen'', "white fort") *

Holyhead Holyhead (; , "Cybi's fort") is a historic port town, and is the list of Anglesey towns by population, largest town and a Community (Wales), community in the county of Isle of Anglesey, Wales. Holyhead is on Holy Island, Anglesey, Holy Island ...

, Anglesey (', "Fort

Cybi Saint Cybi ( Welsh), or Cuby ( Cornish), was a 6th-century Cornish bishop, saint, and, briefly, king, who worked largely in Cornwall and North Wales: his biography is recorded in two slightly variant medieval 'lives'. Life in Cornwall The ''vi ...

England

The Cumbric language was spoken in Northern England until the Medieval era in which the element ''caer'' ("fort") was used in naming places. It also appears in Cornish place-names as ''Ker-''. * Caermote, Cumberland (''Caermollt'', "Fort of the wether") * Cardew, Cumberland (''Caerdu'', "Black fort") * Cardunneth, Cumberland (''Caerdunawd'', "Dünǭd's fort") * Cardurnock, Cumberland (''Caerdwrnog'', "Fort of the fist-sized stones") *

Cargo In transportation, cargo refers to goods transported by land, water or air, while freight refers to its conveyance. In economics, freight refers to goods transported at a freight rate for commercial gain. The term cargo is also used in cas ...

, Cumberland (''Caergoll'', "Fort of hazel") * Carhullan, Westmorland ("Fort of Holland") * Carrick, Northumberland (''Caerwig'', "vicus fort") * Carlatton, Cumberland ("Fort of the leek enclosure") *

, Cumberland (', "Fort Luguwalos") * Carmolt, Cumberland (''Caermollt'', "Fort of the wether") * Carrycoats, Northumberland (', "Fort of the wood") *

Carvoran Magnis or Magna was a Roman Empire, Roman castra, fort near Hadrian's Wall in northern Roman Britain, Britain. Its ruins are now known as and are located near Carvoran, Northumberland, in northern England. It was built on the Stanegate fronti ...

, Northumberland (', "Fort of the Morini") * Kerrier, CornwallA. D. Mills, ''A Dictionary of British Place Names'' (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2011), s.v. ''Caer'' is also found in Welsh exonyms for English cities. *

(', "Fort

") *

(', "Fort

") *

(', "Fort") *

Chichester Chichester ( ) is a City status in the United Kingdom, cathedral city and civil parish in the Chichester District, Chichester district of West Sussex, England.OS Explorer map 120: Chichester, South Harting and Selsey Scale: 1:25 000. Publisher ...

(' ) * Durham (', "Fort of the

Wear Wear is the damaging, gradual removal or deformation of material at solid surfaces. Causes of wear can be mechanical (e.g., erosion) or chemical (e.g., corrosion). The study of wear and related processes is referred to as tribology. Wear in ...

") *

Gloucester Gloucester ( ) is a cathedral city, non-metropolitan district and the county town of Gloucestershire in the South West England, South West of England. Gloucester lies on the River Severn, between the Cotswolds to the east and the Forest of Dean ...

(' ) *

(', "Fort Usk", also Cornish ''Karesk'') * Lancaster (' ) *

(', "Fort Leir") *

Lichfield Lichfield () is a city status in the United Kingdom, cathedral city and Civil parishes in England, civil parish in Staffordshire, England. Lichfield is situated south-east of the county town of Stafford, north-east of Walsall, north-west of ...

(', "Fort Grey Wood") *

(' ) *

(' )

Scotland

Cumbric Cumbric is an extinct Celtic language of the Brittonic subgroup spoken during the Early Middle Ages in the ''Hen Ogledd'' or "Old North", in Northern England and the southern Scottish Lowlands. It was closely related to Old Welsh and the ot ...

and

Pictish Pictish is an extinct Brittonic Celtic language spoken by the Picts, the people of eastern and northern Scotland from late antiquity to the Early Middle Ages. Virtually no direct attestations of Pictish remain, short of a limited number of geog ...

were Brittonic languages spoken in Scotland until around the 12th century, and ''caer'' ("fort") was a place-naming element in both languages. * Caerketton, Midlothian ("Fort of Catel") *

Caerlanrig Caerlanrig - also spelled 'Carlenrig' - ( Gaelic: ''Cathair Lannraig'') is a hamlet in the parish of Cavers, Borders, Scotland, lying on the River Teviot, 6 miles (10 km) north east of that river's source, and 10 miles (16 km) sout ...

, Roxburghshire ('; "Fort Clearing") * Caerlaverock, Dumfriesshire ("Fort of Llywarch") * Carcluie, Ayrshire ("Fort of Clewein") * Carden, Fife. Formerly ''Cardenni'' *

Cardonald Cardonald (; ,
) is an outlying suburb of the Scotlan ...

, Renfrewshire ("Duμnwal's fort") * Carleith, Dunbartonshire * Carmichael, Lanarkshire ("Fort of Saint Michael") * Carmuirs, Stirlingshire * Carmurie, Fife ("Fort of the Sea") * Carmyllie, Angus ("Fort of the warrior") * Carpow, Perthshire ('; "Fort of the sluggish stream") * Carriden, West Lothian ("Fort

Eidyn Eidyn was the region around modern Edinburgh in sub-Roman and early medieval Britain, approximately during the 5th–7th centuries. It centred on the stronghold of Din Eidyn, thought to have been at Castle Rock, now the site of Edinburgh Cast ...

") * Carruthers, Dumfriesshire ("Fort of Rhodri") *

Carstairs Carstairs (, Scottish Gaelic: ''Caisteal Tarrais'') is a village in South Lanarkshire, Scotland. Carstairs is located east of the county town of Lanark and the West Coast Main Line runs through the village. The village is served by Carstairs r ...

, Lanarkshire ("Fort of the Tarras") *

Crail Crail (; ) is a former royal burgh, parish and Community council#Scotland, community council area (Royal Burgh of Crail and District) in the East Neuk of Fife, Scotland. The locality has an estimated population of 1,630 (2018). Etymology The ...

, Fife ("Fort of the rock") *

Cramond Cramond Village (; ) is a village and suburb in the north-west of Edinburgh, Scotland, at the mouth of the River Almond where it enters the Firth of Forth. The Cramond area has evidence of Mesolithic, Bronze Age and Roman activity. In modern ...

, Midlothian ("Fort

Almond The almond (''Prunus amygdalus'', Synonym (taxonomy)#Botany, syn. ''Prunus dulcis'') is a species of tree from the genus ''Prunus''. Along with the peach, it is classified in the subgenus ''Amygdalus'', distinguished from the other subgenera ...

") * Kair, Kincardineshire ("Fort") * Keir, Aberdeenshire ("Fort") * Keir, Dumfries-shire ("Fort") * Keir, Stirlingshire ("Fort") * Keirhill, West Lothian * Keirs, Ayrshire *

Kirkbuddo Kirkbuddo (; ) is a village in the county of Angus, Scotland, between the towns of Forfar and Carnoustie Carnoustie (; ) is a town and former police burgh in the subdivisions of Scotland, council area of Angus, Scotland. It is at the mouth ...

, Angus ("Fort of Buiteoc") *

Kirkcaldy Kirkcaldy ( ; ; ) is a town and former royal burgh in Fife, on the east coast of Scotland. It is about north of Edinburgh and south-southwest of Dundee. The town had a recorded population of 49,460 in 2011, making it Fife's second-largest s ...

, Fife ('; "place of the hard fort" or "place of Caled's fort") *

Kirkintilloch Kirkintilloch (; ; ) is a town and a Burgh of Barony (The Baron of Kirkintilloch) in East Dunbartonshire, Scotland. It lies on the Forth and Clyde Canal and on the south side of Strathkelvin, about northeast of central Glasgow. Historically ...

, Dunbartonshire. Formerly ''Caerpentaloch''

In fiction

* Caer Benowyc, Caer Berkstead, Caer Boldiam, Caer Caddug, Caer Diogel, Caer Erasleigh, Caer Gothwaite, Caer Hurbury, Caer Renaris, Caer Sidi, Caer Sursbrooke, Caer Ulfwych, and Caer Witrin from the video game ''

Dark Age of Camelot ''Dark Age of Camelot'' is a massively multiplayer online role-playing game released in October 2001 in North America, and in January 2002 in Europe. The game combines Arthurian lore, Norse mythology, and Celtic mythology with high fantasy. It i ...

'' * Caer Bocram from the video game ''

Tales of Vesperia is an action role-playing game developed by Namco Tales Studio. The nineteenth mainline entry in the ''Tales (video game series), Tales'' series, it was released for the Xbox 360 and published in Japan and North America by Namco Bandai Games in ...

'' * Caer Bronach and Caer Oswin from video game '' Dragon Age: Inquisition'' * Caer Cadarn from the novel series '' The Warlord Chronicles'' - set in Cadbury Castle, Somerset, according to the author's note in ''The Winter King''. * Caer Dallben from ''

The Chronicles of Prydain ''The Chronicles of Prydain'' is a five part series of children's high fantasy coming-of-age novels written by American author Lloyd Alexander and published by Henry Holt and Company. The series includes: ''The Book of Three'' (1964), '' The Bla ...

'' novel series * Caer Darrow from the video game ''

World of Warcraft ''World of Warcraft'' (''WoW'') is a 2004 massively multiplayer online role-playing (MMORPG) video game developed and published by Blizzard Entertainment for Windows and Mac OS X. Set in the '' Warcraft'' fantasy universe, ''World of War ...

'' * Caer Dhú from the novel '' The Sword of Rhiannon'' * Caer Llyr and Caer Secaire from the novel '' The Dark World'' * Caer Lyon from the video game ''

Wizard101 ''Wizard101'' is a 2008 massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) developed and published by KingsIsle Entertainment. Players take on the role of student wizards who must save the Spiral, the fictional universe in which the game is ...

'' * Caer Siorai from the video game '' Death's Gambit'' * Caer Xhan from the video game ''

Breath of Fire III ''Breath of Fire III'' is a role-playing video game developed and published by Capcom originally for the PlayStation console as part of the '' Breath of Fire'' series. It was released in Japan on September 11, 1997, and in North America and Europ ...

'' * Cair Paravel from the ''

Chronicles of Narnia ''The Chronicles of Narnia'' is a series of seven portal fantasy novels by British author C. S. Lewis. Illustrated by Pauline Baynes and originally published between 1950 and 1956, the series is set in the fictional realm of Narnia, ...

'' novel series * Kaer Morhen and Kaer Trolde from '' The Witcher'' novel series * Kaer Norvent from the video game '' Final Fantasy XVI'' * Kêr-Is (Ys), of Breton legend * Kerrith, town mentioned in the novel ''

Rebecca Rebecca () appears in the Hebrew Bible as the wife of Isaac and the mother of Jacob and Esau. According to biblical tradition, Rebecca's father was Bethuel the Aramean from Paddan Aram, also called Aram-Naharaim. Rebecca's brother was Laban (Bi ...

'', set in Cornwall * The Rabbit of Caerbannog from the film ''

Monty Python and the Holy Grail ''Monty Python and the Holy Grail'' is a 1975 British comedy film based on the Arthurian legend, written and performed by the Monty Python comedy group (Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Terry Jones, and Michael Palin) and ...

'' * Caer-Konig & Caer Dineval from the D&D Campaign "Rime of the Frost Maiden

References

{{Fortifications Place name element etymologies Welsh toponymy Prefixes English suffixes

Etymology

Britain

Wales

England

Scotland

In fiction

See also

References