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Plas-newydd Romano-British temple cropmark is a Roman temple site in Wales, identified through cropmark evidence which reveals its plan from the air. The monument lies on Permian bedrock composed of sandstone and conglomerate, typical of the underlying geology across much of this region. This solid foundation would have provided adequate bearing for a substantial stone structure during the Roman period.
The temple's presence is recorded by Cadw under reference DE289, reflecting its importance within the archaeological heritage of Roman Wales. Cropmarks, which manifest as differential crop growth patterns above subsurface features, have proven instrumental in identifying Romano-British religious sites where surface remains are scarce. The sandstone and conglomerate bedrock beneath the site, formed during the Permian period, would have been quarried or worked locally to provide building materials for the temple's construction and surrounding structures.
Romano-British temples in Wales typically served both religious and administrative functions within the communities they served, though the specific deity or deities honoured at Plas-newydd remain undetermined from the cropmark evidence alone. The site represents an important record of Roman religious practice and settlement patterns in the Welsh landscape during the imperial occupation.
Plas-newydd Romano-British temple cropmark is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference DE289. View the official record →
Plas-newydd Romano-British temple cropmark is a Roman temple site in Wales, identified through cropmark evidence which reveals its plan from the air. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference DE289.
Plas-newydd Romano-British temple cropmark dates from the roman period, and is classified as a temple. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Plas-newydd Romano-British temple cropmark 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 DE289.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Plas Perthi Burial Mound (4.3 km), Mynydd Cricor Barrow (5.5 km), Rhos-Ddigre Caves (5.5 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of Plas-newydd Romano-British temple cropmark'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.
Plas-newydd Romano-British temple cropmark stands on Permian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Permian. The rock here is sandstone and conglomerate, interbedded.