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Pen y Gyrn Roman Road is a Roman transport route located in Meirionnydd, Wales, dating to the Roman period of occupation in Britain. The road forms part of the network of Roman communications infrastructure that facilitated military movement and trade across the Welsh uplands during the Imperial period. The route is recorded in the Cadw Scheduled Ancient Monument register as a significant example of Roman road engineering in this region, preserving evidence of the physical construction methods employed by Roman surveyors and builders. The surviving sections of the road demonstrate the characteristic alignment and formation typical of Roman road construction, contributing to understanding of Roman military logistics and territorial control in Wales.
Pen y Gyrn Roman Road is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference ME264. View the official record →
Pen y Gyrn Roman Road is a Roman transport route located in Meirionnydd, Wales, dating to the Roman period of occupation in Britain. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference ME264.
Pen y Gyrn Roman Road dates from the roman period, and is classified as a road. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Pen y Gyrn Roman Road 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 ME264.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Caer Gai Roman Site (2.9 km), Foel y Geifr Cairn (4.5 km), Castell Carn Dochan (5 km).
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