Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Knap Roman Site
Barry, Vale of Glamorgan, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Scheduled monument
- Site type
- Villa
- Period
- Roman
- Date of designation
- 18 August 1980
- Community
- Barry
- Unitary authority
- Vale of Glamorgan
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates (centre of the scheduled area)
- 51.39046, -3.29606
- SAM number
- GM419
- Cadw record number
- 2293
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 Roman rectangular courtyard building dating to the 2nd or 3rd centuries AD. It is located close to the beach at Cold Knap with expansive views over the Bristol Channel. Stone footings survive on the northern part of the site up to four courses high. Located in the south-east corner is a cellared room.
The monument is of national importance for its potential to enhance our knowledge of Romano-British settlement and socio-economic organisation. The feature forms an important element within the wider context of Romano-British society in Wales and retains significant archaeological potential. Such Roman buildings are often part of a larger cluster of rural and urban settlements and their importance can further enhanced by their group value.
The scheduled area comprises the remains described and areas around them within which related evidence may be expected to survive.
Nearby in the register
- Pavilions at Cold Knap Park with adjacent staircasesGardens, Parks and Urban Spacesunder 1 mi
- Whitehouse CottageDomesticunder 1 mi
- Old Rocket StationMaritimeunder 1 mi
- WatchtowerMaritimeunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.