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Roman Road on Mynydd Illtyd, south-western section is a Roman road running across upland terrain in south Wales. The route follows the Lower Devonian bedrock of mudstone, siltstone and sandstone that forms the geological foundation of this exposed moorland landscape. This road represents part of the network developed by Roman forces to facilitate military movement and trade across the region during the occupation period.
The road's course across Mynydd Illtyd demonstrates Roman engineering adapted to challenging Welsh terrain. The undulating upland environment, with its succession of ancient sedimentary rocks, would have required careful planning to maintain a usable surface across naturally steep and marshy ground. The south-western section survives as an archaeological record of Roman communications infrastructure in this part of Wales, where such routes connected military establishments and administrative centres across the province.
The monument is protected by Cadw, the Welsh heritage organisation, under reference BR224. This designation recognises its significance as a physical survival of Roman period activity and investment in Wales. The road remains an important source of evidence for understanding Roman movements, territorial control and the economy of occupied Wales during the first and second centuries AD.
Roman Road on Mynydd Illtyd, south-western section is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference BR224. View the official record →
Roman Road on Mynydd Illtyd, south-western section is a Roman road running across upland terrain in south Wales. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference BR224.
Roman Road on Mynydd Illtyd, south-western section 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 on Mynydd Illtyd, south-western section 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 BR224.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Storey Arms Anti-invasion Defences (6.7 km), Maen Llia Stone (7.4 km), Round Cairn SE of Maen Llia (7.4 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of Roman Road on Mynydd Illtyd, south-western section'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 on Mynydd Illtyd, south-western section stands on Lower Devonian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Early Devonian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.