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Tynewydd Roman road is a Roman communications route located in Breconshire, Wales, dating to the period of Roman occupation in Britain. The road forms part of the wider network of military and civilian routes that connected Roman settlements and forts across Wales and the borderlands during the first and second centuries AD. The surviving sections of the road preserve evidence of Roman engineering practices, including characteristic cambered surfaces and metalling typical of Roman road construction. As a scheduled ancient monument under Cadw protection, Tynewydd represents an important example of Roman infrastructure in the upland regions of Wales, illustrating Rome's strategic control of the territory and communication systems essential to military operations and administrative governance in the province.
Tynewydd Roman road is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference BR380. View the official record →
Tynewydd Roman road is a Roman communications route located in Breconshire, Wales, dating to the period of Roman occupation in Britain. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference BR380.
Tynewydd Roman road dates from the roman period, and is classified as a road. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Tynewydd Roman road 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 BR380.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Fforest Castle Mound (1.7 km), Caerau Roman Site (2 km), Caerau Castle Mound (2.1 km).
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