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Roman roads in South East Wales: Desk-based assessment
Summary
This report takes the form of a gazetteer of Roman roads within the former counties of Glamorgan and Gwent. Where possible, information on the line has been presented in mapform, and the maps for each road are accompanied by a short description. There is a shortassessment of the potential of each proposed road for further work. Appendices present detailsof roads for which there is insufficient information to permit mapping.
Acknowlegements
This report was written by Edith Evans BA PhD MIFA and Andy Sherman BA The maps werecompiled by Andy Sherman. The authors are grateful to the staff of the National MonumentRecord for access to OS data and providing copies of relevant material, and to Bob Silvester foradvice on methodology. The report was read by Andrew Marvell, who made usefulsuggestions; any remaining mistakes are our own. The maps are based upon Ordnance Surveymaterial with the permission of Ordnance Survey on behalf of the Controller of Her Majesty’sStationary Office © Crown copyright. Unauthorised reproduction infringes Crown copyrightand may lead to prosecution or civil proceedings. Glamorgan-Gwent Archaeological Trust Ltd100017916 2004. Additional annotations © GGAT and Cadw.1
Roman roads in South East Wales: Desk-based assessment
Appendix 1: Roads in OS files for which there is insufficient evidence to map.....................74
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Figure 1: Roman roads and the distribution of known and possible forts and fortresses 10Figure 2: Roman roads and the distribution of settlements and industrial sites 11Figure 3: Roman roads 14Figure 4: Roman Road RR6d (Monmouth - Chepstow) 16Figure 5: RR60a Newnham-Caerleon 18Figure 6: RR60aa Crick - Sudbrook 20Figure 7: RR60b Caerleon - Cardiff 23Figure 8: RR60c Cardiff - Neath 262
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