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Pen-plaenau Roman marching camp is a Roman Defence/Marching Camp located in Denbighshire, Wales, designated as a Scheduled Ancient Monument (SAM DE296) by Cadw. The site represents archaeological evidence of Roman military activity in Wales, likely dating to the period of Roman campaigning in the region during the first and second centuries AD. The camp's physical remains survive as earthworks forming the characteristic rectangular or near-rectangular plan typical of Roman temporary marching camps, with defensive ditches and ramparts that would have been constructed by legions during their movements through the Welsh uplands. Such camps were essential to Roman military logistics, providing secure overnight encampments during the conquest and subjugation of Wales and the establishment of Roman control over the interior regions.
Pen-plaenau Roman marching camp is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference DE296. View the official record →
Pen-plaenau Roman marching camp is a Roman Defence/Marching Camp located in Denbighshire, Wales, designated as a Scheduled Ancient Monument (SAM DE296) by Cadw. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference DE296.
Pen-plaenau Roman marching camp dates from the roman period, and is classified as a marching camp. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Pen-plaenau Roman marching camp 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 DE296.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Y Foel Ddu Round Barrow (4.7 km), Craig Berwyn Round Barrow (5.6 km), Y Garnedd Wen Round Cairn (5.6 km).
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