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Sarn Helen (n);sarn Elen (n)
Primary Reference Number (PRN) : 5222 Trust : Dyfed Community : Cynwyl Gaeo Unitary authority : Carmarthenshire NGR : SN6500040000 Site Type (preferred type first) : Roman Road
Summary : Roman road RR69c, (the northern continuation of RR69d) from Pennal to Llanio. Also referred to as Sarn Helen. From Llanio, the route of the road is reasonably certain to have followed the same course as the modern B4578 heading north as far as SN65426817, from this point to the fort at Trawscoed the route is uncertain. A cropmark plotted at SN66527224 (PRN 34113) suggests that neither of the suggested routes are particularly convincing. The suggested route north of Trawscoed is also conjectural and looks unlikely considering the Roman road cropmarks that have been plotted at SN64487725. DS. Sept. 2004.
Description : Road from Pennal to Llanio. Northern section, from Trawscoed, Traced differently by Margory + St Joseph, Margory taking the route towards the coast from Lledrod while St Joseph takes it more or less directly north from Trawscoed
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Events : 69161 : SARN HELEN (N);SARN ELEN (N), FIELD OBSERVATION, 1987 (year : 1987) 87044 : SARN HELEN (N);SARN ELEN (N), FIELD OBSERVATION, 1988 (year : 1988) 125648 : Land Adjacent to Brynmair, Rhydyfelin, Aberystwyth (year : 2020) 40265 : INDUSTRIAL LAND SEARCH AT ABERYSTWYTH (year : 2002)
