© Mapbox · © OpenStreetMap contributors · Boundary data © Cadw
Little Hadnock Roman Villa, Dixton Newtown is a Roman villa site situated in Wales on bedrock of Lower Devonian sandstone and conglomerate. The underlying geology, formed during the Early Devonian period, consists of interbedded strata typical of the region's ancient river and deltaic environments. This foundation would have provided stable ground for the villa's construction and influenced the availability of building stone.
The villa represents a substantial domestic establishment from the Roman period, reflecting the prosperity and Romanisation of the Welsh countryside during occupation. Such villas typically served as centres of agricultural production and social status, their owners often maintaining ties to Romano-British urban settlements. The site's location on Devonian bedrock placed it within an area of mixed farming potential, exploiting the soils developed over this bedrock geology.
Little Hadnock Roman Villa is protected as a scheduled monument by Cadw, the Welsh heritage authority, under reference MM195. This designation safeguards the archaeological remains and ensures the site's long-term preservation, allowing it to contribute to understanding Romano-British settlement patterns and rural economy in Wales.
Little Hadnock Roman Villa, Dixton Newtown is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference MM195. View the official record →
Little Hadnock Roman Villa, Dixton Newtown is a Roman villa site situated in Wales on bedrock of Lower Devonian sandstone and conglomerate. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference MM195.
Little Hadnock Roman Villa, Dixton Newtown dates from the roman period, and is classified as a villa. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Little Hadnock Roman Villa, Dixton Newtown 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 MM195.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Offa's Dyke: section 340m south east of Coxbury Farm (8.1 km), Clearwater Paper Mill (8.5 km), Whitebrook Wireworks Leat (8.5 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of Little Hadnock Roman Villa, Dixton Newtown'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.
Little Hadnock Roman Villa, Dixton Newtown stands on Lower Devonian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Early Devonian. The rock here is sandstone and conglomerate, interbedded.