Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Roman Road on Mynydd Illtyd, North-Eastern section
Trallong, Powys, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Scheduled monument
- Site type
- Road
- Period
- Roman
- Date of designation
- 30 October 1996
- Community
- Trallong
- Unitary authority
- Powys
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates (centre of the scheduled area)
- 51.92773, -3.50053
- SAM number
- BR225
- Cadw record number
- 1475
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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Shown on 5 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1636 "Cornubia : Devonia, Somersetus, Dorcestria, Wiltonia, Glocestria ..." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Cadw's description
Summary description and reason for designation
The following provides a general description of the Scheduled Ancient Monument.
The monument consists of the remains of a road, dating to the Roman period (1st to 5th century AD) period. This section of road forms part of Sarn Helen, the route from Neath to Caernarfon, and connects Coelbren fort (20km to the SW) and Brecon Gaer (5km to the NE). The monument comprises a well-preserved section of road extending across open moorland for 130m, orientated NE/SW. The agger is well defined, covered with grass and gorse, and with a modern track running along the E end. It is around 8m wide and 0.25m high with a level top 3.3m wide.
The monument is of national importance for its potential to enhance our knowledge of Roman military organisation. The monument forms an important element within the wider context of the Roman occupation of Wales and the structure may contain well preserved archaeological evidence concerning chronology, layout and building techniques.
The scheduled area comprises the remains described and areas around them within which related evidence may be expected to survive.
Nearby in the register
- BlaengwrthydDomesticunder 1 mi
- Bedd Gwyl Illtyd round cairnRound Cairnunder 1 mi
- Standing Stone on Mynydd IlltudStanding Stoneunder 1 mi
- Two Cairns on Traeth MawrCairnunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.