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Caermead Roman Site is a Roman villa located in Wales, protected by Cadw under reference GM020. The villa lies upon bedrock of the Lias Group, a sequence of mudstone, siltstone, limestone and sandstone deposited during the Aalenian period in the Jurassic. This solid but varied geology would have influenced both the building methods employed and the agricultural potential of the surrounding land.
Roman villas of this type typically served as the centres of farming estates, combining residential quarters with working spaces for processing agricultural produce. The location of Caermead, established within Roman Britain's territory, reflects the pattern of rural settlement that developed across lowland Wales during the occupation. The underlying Aalenian deposits would have provided locally available stone for construction, whilst the surrounding terrain shaped the villa's integration into the wider landscape.
The site remains an important record of Romano-British domestic and economic life. Cadw's protection ensures that Caermead preserves evidence of this period of occupation and settlement in Wales, contributing to understanding of how Roman infrastructure and farming practices were adapted to the Welsh landscape and its distinctive geology.
Caermead Roman Site is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference GM020. View the official record →
Caermead Roman Site is a Roman villa located in Wales, protected by Cadw under reference GM020.
Caermead Roman Site dates from the roman period, and is classified as a villa. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Caermead Roman Site 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 GM020.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Llantwit Major Gatehouse (1.5 km), The Chantry House (1.5 km), Llantwit Major Dovecot (1.6 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of Caermead Roman Site'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.
Caermead Roman Site stands on Lias Group, bedrock that formed in the Aalenian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone, limestone and sandstone.