Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Roman Supply Depot, Llansantffraid ym Mechain
Llansantffraid, Powys, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Scheduled monument
- Site type
- Enclosure
- Period
- Roman
- Date of designation
- 10 October 1989
- Community
- Llansantffraid
- Unitary authority
- Powys
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates (centre of the scheduled area)
- 52.77774, -3.14555
- SAM number
- MG216
- Cadw record number
- 159
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 1795 "To Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn Bart ... the map of the six counties of North Wales is most humbly inscribed by his obedient humble servant" (Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru – The National Library of Wales).
Cadw's description
Summary description and reason for designation
The following provides a general description of the Scheduled Ancient Monument.
The monument comprises a roughly oval embanked enclosure, approximately 80m north-west to south-east by at least 100m, set on ground falling to the south-east. Trenching in 1987-8, and resistivity survey, showed that the enclosure was defined by two ditches. Although it is suggested that the site may be a Roman Supply Depot, no Roman material was recovered during the excavations, and it is possible that this is a later prehistoric settlement enclosure.
The monument is of national importance for its potential to enhance our knowledge of later prehistoric and/or Roman settlement and defensive/military organisation. The site forms an important element within the wider later prehistoric/Roman context and within the surrounding landscape. The site is well preserved and retains considerable archaeological potential. There is a strong probability of the presence of evidence relating to chronology, building techniques and functional detail.
The scheduled area comprises the remains described and areas around them within which related evidence may be expected to survive.
Nearby in the register
- Outbuildings at Melyniog-fachAgriculture and Subsistenceunder 1 mi
- No. 1 Glandwr (cottage at left), with walled and railed forecourtDomesticunder 1 mi
- No. 2 Glandwr (cottage at right), with walled forecourtDomesticunder 1 mi
- Melyniog-fachAgriculture and Subsistenceunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.