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Roman Road c. 150m NW of Tal-y-Pal is a Roman road preserved within the Welsh landscape near the settlement of Tal-y-Pal. The monument sits upon bedrock of Ashgill rocks, undifferentiated mudstones, siltstones and sandstones that date to the Ashgill period of the Ordovician. This geological foundation would have presented particular challenges for Roman road construction, as the softer sedimentary rocks required careful drainage and metalling to withstand heavy military and commercial traffic.
The road survives as a linear earthwork in the field landscape, its alignment and construction methods consistent with Roman military infrastructure characteristic of Wales during the period of occupation. Such roads formed the backbone of Roman supply networks and troop movements across conquered territories, connecting forts and settlements throughout the province.
The monument is protected by Cadw, the Welsh heritage organisation, under reference CM370, ensuring its preservation for future study and public understanding. Its survival in the local topography provides evidence of Roman administrative control and engineering capability in this part of Wales, contributing to broader understanding of how Rome adapted its standardised road-building techniques to variable Welsh terrain and geology.
Roman Road c. 150m NW of Tal-y-Pal is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference CM370. View the official record →
Roman Road c. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference CM370.
Roman Road c. 150m NW of Tal-y-Pal dates from the roman period, and is classified as a road. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Roman Road c. 150m NW of Tal-y-Pal 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 CM370.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Mynydd Myddfai ring cairn (7.8 km), Tomen y Rhos round cairn (8 km), Mynydd Myddfai round barrow (8.1 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of Roman Road c. 150m NW of Tal-y-Pal'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 Road c. 150m NW of Tal-y-Pal stands on Ashgill Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Ashgill. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.