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Roman Road c. 400m S of Benlan Farm is a Roman road in Wales, protected by Cadw under reference CM368. The monument lies on bedrock composed of Llandovery rocks—an undifferentiated sequence of mudstone, siltstone and sandstone deposited during the Llandovery period. This geology would have presented considerable challenges to Roman road engineers, whose construction methods typically involved laying stone and gravel foundations to ensure durability and drainage across variable terrain.
Roman roads in Wales formed part of the strategic network built to consolidate military control following the conquest of the principality in the first and second centuries AD. These engineered routes served to connect military installations and administrative centres, facilitating rapid movement of troops and supplies across difficult upland and valley landscapes. The survival of road structures in the Welsh countryside often depends on their location away from intensive agriculture and modern development.
The protection of this monument reflects its archaeological significance as evidence of Roman infrastructure and settlement patterns in post-conquest Wales. The road's precise course and construction details remain important subjects for understanding Roman engineering adaptation to Welsh geology and topography. Its survival in the landscape, marked and mapped by successive generations of surveyors, contributes to the broader picture of Roman Britain's physical footprint.
Roman Road c. 400m S of Benlan Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference CM368. View the official record →
Roman Road c. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference CM368.
Roman Road c. 400m S of Benlan Farm 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. 400m S of Benlan 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 CM368.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Berrisbrook Standing Stones (0.4 km), Roman Fortlet 300m SW of Gallt yr Adar Fawr (3.4 km), Mynydd Llansadwrn ring cairn (4.5 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of Roman Road c. 400m S of Benlan 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 Road c. 400m S of Benlan Farm stands on Llandovery Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Llandovery. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.