▁obvious ▁strateg ic ▁location ▁would ▁have ▁been ▁settled ▁in ▁some ▁way ▁from ▁an ▁early ▁date . ▁ ▁The ▁scores ▁of ▁Iron ▁Age ▁and ▁Roman ▁coin age ▁and ▁arte fact ▁discover ies , ▁and ▁exc av ations ▁by ▁the ▁Dy f ed ▁Arch ae ological ▁Trust ▁under ▁the ▁direction ▁of ▁He ather ▁James ▁at ▁Car mar then ▁( Mor id un um ) ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 s , ▁point ▁to ▁significant ▁Roman ▁pen etr ation ▁to ▁this ▁western most ▁part ▁of ▁Wales . ▁The ▁strateg ic ▁position ▁of ▁Ha ver ford west ▁with ▁its ▁def ensive ▁bl uff ▁over looking ▁the ▁lowest ▁ford able ▁point ▁on ▁the ▁western ▁C led d au ▁and ▁accessible ▁to ▁sea ▁traffic ▁would ▁have ▁required ▁a ▁Roman ▁presence , ▁probably ▁mod est ▁in ▁scale , ▁from ▁the ▁ 1 st ▁century ▁AD ▁to ▁protect ▁supplies ▁to ▁and ▁from ▁the ▁coast , ▁e . g . ▁the ▁Roman ▁leg ion ary ▁headquarters ▁at ▁Ca er le on ▁were ▁roof ed ▁with ▁sl ates ▁from ▁the ▁lower ▁s lop es ▁of ▁the ▁Pres eli ▁Hills . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 2 ▁aer ial ▁phot ography ▁identified ▁a ▁Roman ▁road ▁running ▁west ▁of ▁Car mar then ▁past ▁W ist on ▁to ▁Po yst on ▁Cross , ▁raising ▁the ▁possibility ▁of ▁Roman ▁fort lets ▁at ▁strateg ic ▁river ▁cross ings ▁at ▁Whit land ▁and ▁Ha ver ford west . ▁Edward ▁L l w yd ' s ▁note ▁to ▁Cam den ' s ▁Britann ia ▁( ed . ▁