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Llandrindod Common Roman Practice Camps

Radnorshire, Wales
Cadw SAM RD134
Period
Roman
Site type
Practice Camp
Broad class
Defence
Nation
Wales
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Overview

History & significance

Llandrindod Common Roman Practice Camps is a Roman defence and practice camp located in Radnorshire, Wales, dating to the later first or second century AD. The site comprises multiple camp earthworks visible as banks and ditches on the common, representing temporary marching camps or practice grounds constructed during Roman military operations in Wales. Such camps served as overnight or temporary bases for auxiliary forces engaged in garrison duties and frontier consolidation across the region. The surviving earthworks provide evidence of Roman military strategy and engineering practice during the period of occupation and pacification of mid-Wales.

Llandrindod Common Roman Practice Camps is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference RD134. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Llandrindod Common Roman Practice Camps?

Llandrindod Common Roman Practice Camps is a Roman defence and practice camp located in Radnorshire, Wales, dating to the later first or second century AD. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference RD134.

What period does Llandrindod Common Roman Practice Camps date from?

Llandrindod Common Roman Practice Camps dates from the roman period, and is classified as a practice camp. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.

Who is responsible for protecting Llandrindod Common Roman Practice Camps?

Llandrindod Common Roman Practice Camps 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 RD134.

What other scheduled monuments are near Llandrindod Common Roman Practice Camps?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Caer Fawr Medieval Settlement (6.5 km), Castell Cae-Maerdy Castle Mound (6.8 km), Cwrt Llechryd moated site (7 km).

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