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Caerleon Civil Settlement: Area under Broadway Playing Fields is a Roman civil settlement in Wales, protected by Cadw under reference MM254. The site lies on bedrock of Lower Devonian rocks, undifferentiated mudstone, siltstone and sandstone formed during the Early Devonian period, which provides a relatively stable foundation for the structures that once occupied this location.
This civil settlement formed part of the extensive Roman occupation centred on Caerleon, one of the principal military and administrative centres in Roman Wales. The Broadway Playing Fields area represents the civilian zone that developed alongside military infrastructure, where traders, craftspeople and families would have lived in close proximity to the Roman fort.
The survival of archaeological deposits at this site reflects the protective qualities of the local geology and subsequent land use. The playing fields overlie deposits that retain evidence of Roman domestic and commercial activity, making this a significant locality for understanding civilian life and settlement patterns in Roman Wales beyond the confines of the military fortress itself.
Caerleon Civil Settlement: Area under Broadway Playing Fields is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference MM254. View the official record →
Caerleon Civil Settlement: Area under Broadway Playing Fields is a Roman civil settlement in Wales, protected by Cadw under reference MM254.
Caerleon Civil Settlement: Area under Broadway Playing Fields dates from the roman period, and is classified as a civil settlement. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Caerleon Civil Settlement: Area under Broadway Playing Fields is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Cadw — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in Wales. The official designation reference is MM254.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including St Julian's Wood Camp (1.3 km), Newport Castle (3.2 km), St. Mary's Churchyard Cross, Llanwern (4.2 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of Caerleon Civil Settlement: Area under Broadway Playing Fields's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Caerleon Civil Settlement: Area under Broadway Playing Fields stands on Lower Devonian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Early Devonian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.