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Disgrifiad o’r digwyddiad

Ymunwch â ni ar safle cloddfa archeolegol gyffrous mewn adfeilion fila Rhufeinaidd – a chael cipolwg ar orffennol Rhufeinaidd yr ardal.

Dewch draw i weld beth sydd wedi dod i’r fei wrth gloddio – a chael gwybod beth mae’r eitemau’n ei ddatgelu am y fila Rhufeinaidd cyntaf erioed a ddarganfuwyd yng ngogledd ddwyrain Cymru, yn ogystal â’r bobl a fu’n byw yno.

Mae yma rywbeth at ddant y teulu cyfan, beth bynnag eu hoedran. Caiff ymwelwyr gerdded o amgylch y safle, cwrdd ag archeolegwyr a gwylio perfformwyr yn ail-greu golygfeydd o Oes y Rhufeiniaid, a bydd amrywiaeth o weithgareddau hwyliog wedi’u hanelu at blant yn arbennig.

Cefndir y prosiect

Mae’r prosiect yn bartneriaeth waith rhwng Amgueddfa Wrecsam a Phrifysgol Caer, ac mae ganddo’r potensial i roi dealltwriaeth newydd inni o ogledd ddwyrain Cymru a gogledd orllewin Lloegr yn Oes y Rhufeiniaid.

Bydd y cloddio’n digwydd am dair wythnos ym mis Medi 2021, wedi dod o hyd i ddeunydd Rhufeinaidd ar y safle, gyda chydweithrediad criw lleol o ddefnyddwyr datgelyddion metel; arweiniodd hynny at archwiliad synhwyro o bell a ddatgelodd dystiolaeth bendant o strwythur wedi’i gladdu o dan y ddaear.

Wrth gerdded o amgylch y caeau daethpwyd o hyd hefyd i arteffactau o rhwng diwedd y ganrif gyntaf a dechrau’r bedwaredd ganrif, sy’n awgrymu y bu rhywun yn byw yno am y rhan helaeth o’r amser y bu’r Rhufeiniaid yn tra-arglwyddiaethu dros Brydain.

Mae darganfod fila yn y fan hon yn awgrymu fod patrwm yr aneddiadau a greodd y Rhufeiniaid yma yn debycach i weddill y Dalaith na’r hyn a dybiwyd o’r blaen. Nod y gwaith cloddio yw ymchwilio’n ddyfnach i hyn, ac ateb y cwestiynau sydd wedi codi yn sgil y darganfyddiad arbennig hwn ynglŷn â naws a dwysedd aneddiadau’r Rhufeiniaid yn y rhanbarth.

Mae’r prosiect wedi derbyn arian gan yr Ymddiriedolaeth Ymchwil Rhufeinaidd a Rhaglen Datblygu Gwledig Llywodraeth Cymru ar gyfer 2014-2020 - Cymunedau Gwledig - sy’n cael ei gyllido gan Gronfa Amaethyddol Ewrop ar gyfer Datblygiad Gwledig a Llywodraeth Cymru.

Rhagor o wybodaeth

Lleoliad: cyfeiriad what3words y fynedfa oddi ar Stringer’s Lane yw rating/ballpoint/reds: https://what3words.com/rating.ballpoint.reds

Google - https://goo.gl/maps/kFY1b79V5p4rjbJ28

Cyfeirnod grid : SJ 6428 5867

Nid yw’r safle’n agored i’r cyhoedd ar adegau eraill heb ganiatâd, felly gwnewch y gorau o’r cyfle i gymryd rhan.

Cynhelir y Diwrnod Agored yn yr awyr agored a dylai ymwelwyr wisgo dillad addas i’r tywydd.

Bydd lle i barcio ar y cae gerllaw, sy’n debygol iawn o fod yn anwastad.

Bydd toiledau ar gael.

Event description

Join us at the site of an exciting archaeological excavation of the remains of a Roman villa - and gain a glimpse into the area’s Roman past.

Come along to find out what has been uncovered during the dig - and what it tells us about the first Roman villa ever to be discovered in north-east Wales - as well as the people who lived there.

There’s something for all the family, and all ages. Visitors can tour the site, meet archaeologists and see Roman re-enactors, with a range of further fun activities especially for children to enjoy.

Project background

The project is a working partnership between Wrexham Museum and the University of Chester and has the potential to alter our understanding of Roman north-east Wales and north-west England.

A three-week excavation is taking place in September 2021 following the recent discovery, through the co-operation of local metal detectorists, of Roman material at the site; this sparked a remote sensing survey which revealed clear evidence of a buried structure.

Fieldwalking at the site also yielded artefacts from the late 1st century to the early 4th century AD, suggesting that the villa was occupied for the majority of Roman rule in Britain.

The identification of a villa here would suggest that the pattern of Roman rural settlement is more typical of the rest of the Province than we previously thought. The excavation seeks to explore this, answering questions this remarkable find has raised about the character and intensity of Roman settlement in the region.

The project has received funding from the Roman Research Trust and through the Welsh Government Rural Communities - Rural Development Programme 2014-2020, which is funded by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development and the Welsh Government.

Further info

Location: what3words for the access point off Stringer’s Lane is rating/ballpoint/reds: https://what3words.com/rating.ballpoint.reds

Google maps - https://goo.gl/maps/kFY1b79V5p4rjbJ28

National Grid Reference - SJ 6428 5867

The site is not open to the public at other times without consent so do make the most of the opportunity to join the discovery.

The Open Day will take place outdoors and visitors are advised to please wear suitable clothing for the weather.

Parking will be available on the adjacent field, please note that due to the nature of the site this is likely to be uneven.

Toilet facilities will be available.