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Croes Atti Roman Site is a Roman road in Wales, protected as a scheduled monument by Cadw. The road follows a route typical of Roman military infrastructure, engineered to connect settlements and facilitate the movement of troops and supplies across the Welsh landscape. Like other Roman roads in Britain, it would have featured a metalled surface constructed in layers to withstand heavy use and weathering.
The site rests upon bedrock of the Pennine and South Wales Lower Coal Measures Formation, comprising mudstone, siltstone, sandstone, coal, ironstone and ferricrete. These Westphalian-age deposits present a challenging foundation of varied geology, requiring careful engineering by Roman builders to create a stable, drained roadway. The ferricrete bands within the underlying strata would have provided some naturally indurated material that could have been quarried locally for road construction.
The monument is recorded under Cadw reference FL213 and remains an important archaeological resource for understanding Roman communications networks in Wales. Its survival and protection allow for the continued study of Roman engineering practices and the extent of Roman administrative control within the region.
Croes Atti Roman Site is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference FL213. View the official record →
Croes Atti Roman Site is a Roman road in Wales, protected as a scheduled monument by Cadw. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference FL213.
Croes Atti Roman Site dates from the roman period, and is classified as a road. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Croes Atti 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 FL213.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Wat's Dyke: Section N & E of New Brighton (6.2 km), Taylor's Pottery (6.5 km), Wat's Dyke: Sections S of Bryn y Bal (7.2 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of Croes Atti 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.
Croes Atti Roman Site stands on Pennine Lower Coal Measures Formation And South Wales Lower Coal Measures Formation (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Westphalian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone, sandstone, coal, ironstone and ferricrete.