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Llys-Brychan Roman Site is a Roman villa situated in Wales on bedrock composed of Llanvirn rocks of the Whiterock series, formed from mudstone, siltstone and sandstone. The underlying geology of this ancient landscape provided both the stone for construction and stable foundations upon which the Roman occupants built their dwelling. The villa's position reflects Roman settlement patterns in Wales, where such residences served as centres of agricultural and economic activity during the occupation period.
The site demonstrates the range of Roman domestic architecture found beyond the immediate vicinity of military forts and major settlements in Wales. Villas of this type typically combined residential quarters with agricultural buildings, reflecting the Romano-British lifestyle of rural landowners. The villa's construction and arrangement would have been adapted to local conditions and available materials, drawing on the exposed stone and slate resources of the Welsh landscape.
Llys-Brychan Roman Site is protected by Cadw, the Welsh heritage monuments authority, under reference CM195. This statutory protection recognises the site's significance in understanding Roman settlement patterns and domestic life in Roman Wales. The villa remains an important archaeological resource for studying how Roman settlers adapted their way of life to the Welsh uplands during the Imperial period.
Llys-Brychan Roman Site is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference CM195. View the official record →
Llys-Brychan Roman Site is a Roman villa situated in Wales on bedrock composed of Llanvirn rocks of the Whiterock series, formed from mudstone, siltstone and sandstone. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference CM195.
Llys-Brychan 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.
Llys-Brychan 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 CM195.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Carn Pen-y-Clogau (7 km), Moel Gornach settlement (7.6 km), Beddau'r Derwyddon (8 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of Llys-Brychan 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.
Llys-Brychan Roman Site stands on Llanvirn Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Whiterock. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.