Scheduled Monuments- Full Report
Summary Description of a Scheduled Monument
Reference Number
MG001
Name
Caersws Roman Site
Date of Designation
Status
Designated
Location
Unitary Authority
Powys
Community
Caersws
Easting
302925
Northing
292052
Broad Class
Defence
Site Type
Fort
Period
Roman
Description
Summary Description and Reason for Designation
The following provides a general description of the scheduled monument.
The monument comprises buried features and earthworks representing a Roman fort. The primary Roman fort network was designed and constructed by the Roman army for the purpose of military conquest and rule. Excavations have produced evidence of 3 district phases of construction from
Pre-Flavian-Antonine Periods.
The monument is of national importance for its potential to enhance our knowledge of Roman military organisation. The monument forms an important element within the wider context of the Roman occupation of Wales and the structures may contain well preserved archaeological evidence concerning chronology, layout and building techniques.
The scheduled area comprises the remains described and areas around them within which related evidence may be expected to survive.