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Roman Fort E of Hindwell Farm is a Roman fort in Wales, constructed on bedrock comprising Wenlock mudstone, siltstone and sandstone. The fort was built to project military power and control movement across the landscape during the Roman occupation of Britain. Its positioning takes advantage of the underlying geology, with these durable Palaeozoic rocks providing a stable foundation for the fort's structures and defences. The site is protected as a scheduled ancient monument under Cadw, the Welsh heritage organisation, recorded under reference RD136.
The fort's location in Wales reflects Rome's strategic military planning during their extended campaigns to subdue and govern the region. Wenlock-era bedrock such as that beneath this site formed in ancient seas hundreds of millions of years before the Roman period, yet these same solid stone foundations made suitable ground for constructing a functioning military installation. The fort would have housed troops and served as a base for administrative control and resource extraction across the surrounding territory during Roman Britain.
Today the remains of Roman Fort E of Hindwell Farm survive as an important archaeological monument, preserving evidence of the Roman military infrastructure and engineering capability. Protected from development and damage, the site continues to offer potential for understanding Roman occupation strategies and the daily life of soldiers stationed in this part of Wales during the centuries of Roman rule in Britain.
Roman Fort E of Hindwell Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference RD136. View the official record →
Roman Fort E of Hindwell Farm is a Roman fort in Wales, constructed on bedrock comprising Wenlock mudstone, siltstone and sandstone. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference RD136.
Roman Fort E of Hindwell Farm dates from the roman period, and is classified as a fort. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Roman Fort E of Hindwell Farm 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 RD136.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Castle Nimble (1.5 km), Old Radnor Castle (1.7 km), Worsell Wood cairn cemetery (2.7 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of Roman Fort E of Hindwell Farm'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.
Roman Fort E of Hindwell Farm stands on Wenlock Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Wenlock. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.