Powys is the largest administrative county in Wales. With an over a quarter of Wales's land area, covering much of the eastern half of the country, it is a county of remote uplands, low population and no coastline. It was created in more or less its current form in 1974, and is the only one of the large county units created at that time to have been carried forward intact at the 1996 local government re-organisation. It comprises three historic counties, namely Montgomeryshire, Radnorshire, and most of Brecknockshire. There are 950 scheduled monuments within the county, which is far more than can be sensibly covered in one list. Each of the 3 historic counties is therefore listed separately, and each of these has two lists - one for the prehistoric sites and one for the Roman, medieval and post-medieval sites.
This list shows the sites dating to Roman, medieval and post-medieval times in Montgomeryshire, which occupies the northern third of Powys. Of the 303 scheduled monuments in Montgomeryshire, 190 date to prehistoric times. The 113 on this list include 16 Roman sites, most of which related to the military occupation of Wales. The 25 Early Medieval include 16 sections of Offa's Dyke, along with other dykes and an inscribed stone. The 62 medieval sites are overwhelmingly defensive structures, particularly mottes, but also including castles, settlements, town defences and a gallows. The ten post-medieval sites include mines, bridges, agricultural features and a railway.
The lists of Scheduled Monuments in Powys are as follows:-
Scheduled Ancient Monuments (SAMs) have statutory protection. It is illegal to disturb the ground surface or any standing remains. The compilation of the list is undertaken by Cadw Welsh Historic Monuments, which is an executive agency of the National Assembly of Wales.[1] The list of scheduled monuments below is supplied by Cadw[2] with additional material from RCAHMW and Clwyd-Powys Archaeological Trust.
See main article: Scheduled Monuments in Powys.
The list is sorted by period, and then by Community so that sites of similar age and locality are placed near each other. Clicking on the heading arrows will sort the list by that information.
Image | Name | Site type | Community | Location | Details | Period | SAM No & Refs | |
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< | --insert image here--> | Camp & Fields on New Pieces, Breiddin Hill | Enclosure | Bausley with Criggion | 52.7203°N -3.0417°W, SJ297141 | MG081 [3] | ||
< | --insert image here--> | Caersws Roman Fort and Vicus: section in SE part of vicus | Vicus | Caersws | 52.5162°N -3.4273°W, SO032918 | MG243 [4] | ||
< | --insert image here--> | Caersws Roman Fort and Vicus: section in southern part of vicus | Vicus | Caersws | 52.5158°N -3.4296°W, SO030918 | MG242 [5] | ||
< | --insert image here--> | Caersws Roman Fort: Section of South Western Defences | Fort | Caersws | 52.5159°N -3.4316°W, SO029918 | MG222 [6] | ||
< | --insert image here--> | Caersws Roman Fort: South-west corner defences | Fort | Caersws | 52.5161°N -3.433°W, SO028918 | MG244 [7] | ||
< | --insert image here--> | Caersws Roman Road | Road | Caersws | 52.5145°N -3.4626°W, SO008917 | MG324 [8] | ||
< | --insert image here--> | Caersws Roman Site | Fort | Caersws | 52.5181°N -3.432°W, SO029921 | MG001 [9] | ||
< | --insert image here--> | Roman Earthwork NE of Caersws (revealed by aerial photography) | earthwork (unclassified) | Caersws | 52.5222°N -3.4139°W, SO041925 | MG161 [10] | ||
< | --insert image here--> | Forden Gaer Roman Site | Fort | Forden with Leighton and Trelystan | 52.5837°N -3.1677°W, SO209990 | MG012 [11] | ||
< | --insert image here--> | Pen y Crogben Earthwork | Enclosure | Llanbrynmair | 52.5271°N -3.6876°W, SN856934 | MG106 [12] | ||
< | --insert image here--> | Llandinam Hall Enclosure | Enclosure | Llandinam | 52.4995°N -3.428°W, SO031900 | MG234 [13] | ||
< | --insert image here--> | Gaer Roman Site | Fort | Llanfair Caereinion | 52.63°N -3.3226°W, SJ105044 | MG009 [14] | ||
< | --insert image here--> | Mynydd Waun Fawr Roman Road | Road | Llanfair Caereinion | 52.656°N -3.4211°W, SJ039074 | MG320 [15] | ||
< | --insert image here--> | Cae Gaer | Marching camp | Llangurig | 52.4221°N -3.7313°W, SN823818 | MG057 [16] | ||
< | --insert image here--> | Craig-y-Mwyn Lead Mine | Lead mine | Llanrhaeadr-ym-Mochnant | 52.845°N -3.374°W, SJ075283 | MG249 [17] | ||
< | --insert image here--> | Roman Supply Depot, Llansantffraid ym Mechain | Enclosure | Llansantffraid | 52.7777°N -3.1456°W, SJ228206 | MG216 [18] | ||
< | --insert image here--> | Site E of Plas-Llwyn (revealed by aerial photography) | Enclosure | Berriew | 52.6039°N -3.1824°W, SJ200013 | MG174 [19] | ||
< | --insert image here--> | Aber Bechan Dyke | Linear earthwork | Bettws | 52.5425°N -3.2837°W, SO130946 | MG061 [20] | ||
< | --insert image here--> | Cross-Incised Stone (Now in Carno Church) | Cross-marked stone | Carno | 52.5635°N -3.5401°W, SN957973 | MG146 [21] | ||
< | --insert image here--> | Offa's Dyke; Brompton Bridge section extending from Brompton Bridge to Mellington Hall Lodge | Linear earthwork | Churchstoke | 52.5299°N -3.1048°W, SO251930 | MG150 [22] | ||
< | --insert image here--> | Offa's Dyke: Cwm Section | Linear earthwork | Churchstoke | 52.5104°N -3.0927°W, SO259908 | MG151 [23] | ||
< | --insert image here--> | Offa's Dyke: Mellington Hall Section Extending from Mellington Hall Lodge to Lower Cwm | Linear earthwork | Churchstoke | 52.5202°N -3.0969°W, SO256919 | MG039 [24] | ||
< | --insert image here--> | Offa's Dyke: Section from Dudston Covert, Lymore to Lack Brook, Churchstoke | Linear earthwork | Churchstoke | 52.5526°N -3.1181°W, SO242955 | MG038 [25] | ||
< | --insert image here--> | Offa's Dyke: Section from Road Junction near Drewin to County Boundary | Linear earthwork | Churchstoke | 52.5032°N -3.0945°W, SO258900 | MG040 [26] | ||
< | --insert image here--> | Offa's Dyke: Pentre Section | Linear earthwork | Forden with Leighton and Trelystan | 52.6453°N -3.1131°W, SJ247058 | MG153 [27] | ||
< | --insert image here--> | Offa's Dyke: Section at Pentre Farm | Linear earthwork | Forden with Leighton and Trelystan | 52.6473°N -3.113°W, SJ248061 | MG217 [28] | ||
< | --insert image here--> | Offa's Dyke: Section from Cwm By-Road to Hem Road | Linear earthwork | Forden with Leighton and Trelystan | 52.5962°N -3.1375°W, SJ230004 | MG037 [29] | ||
< | --insert image here--> | Offa's Dyke: Section from North Lodge, Leighton Park to Old Quarry S of Green Wood | Linear earthwork | Forden with Leighton and Trelystan | 52.631°N -3.1087°W, SJ250042 | MG035 [30] | ||
< | --insert image here--> | Offa's Dyke: Section from point 90m S of Chirbury Road to S Boundary of Nant-Cribau Park | Linear earthwork | Forden with Leighton and Trelystan | 52.6055°N -3.1303°W, SJ235014 | MG036 [31] | ||
< | --insert image here--> | Offa's Dyke: Section NE of Welshpool-Churchstoke Road | Linear earthwork | Forden with Leighton and Trelystan | 52.6126°N -3.1237°W, SJ242022 | MG139 [32] | ||
< | --insert image here--> | Offa's Dyke: Section W of Court House Farm | Linear earthwork | Forden with Leighton and Trelystan | 52.6172°N -3.1181°W, SJ243027 | MG138 [33] | ||
< | --insert image here--> | Crugyn Bank Dyke | Linear earthwork | Kerry | 52.461°N -3.3163°W, SO106855 | MG062 [34] | ||
< | --insert image here--> | Upper Short Ditch | Linear earthwork | Kerry | 52.4763°N -3.1883°W, SO193871 | MG201 [35] | ||
< | --insert image here--> | Wantyn Dyke | Linear earthwork | Kerry | 52.5142°N -3.1984°W, SO187913 | MG208 [36] | ||
< | --insert image here--> | Offa's Dyke: Section extending 3000m SE to Bele Brook, Llandrinio | Linear earthwork | Llandysilio | 52.7485°N -3.0777°W, SJ273173 | MG033 [37] | ||
< | --insert image here--> | Aber-Naint Dyke | Linear earthwork | Llanfyllin | 52.7871°N -3.299°W, SJ124218 | MG024 [38] | ||
< | --insert image here--> | Clawdd Llesg | Linear earthwork | Meifod | 52.6925°N -3.2482°W, SJ157112 | MG098 [39] | ||
< | --insert image here--> | Hen Domen Pre-Conquest Fields | Field system | Montgomery | 52.5742°N -3.163°W, SO212980 | MG170 [40] | ||
< | --insert image here--> | Offa's Dyke: Section extending 760m N from centre of Goppas Wood to Hope By-Road | Linear earthwork | Trewern | 52.6578°N -3.1112°W, SJ249072 | MG034 [41] | ||
< | --insert image here--> | Offa's Dyke: Sections extending 675m S from centre of Goppas Wood | Linear earthwork | Trewern | 52.6513°N -3.1123°W, SJ248065 | MG152 [42] | ||
< | --insert image here--> | Offa's Dyke: South of School House | Linear earthwork | Trewern | 52.6674°N -3.1112°W, SJ249083 | MG224 [43] | ||
< | --insert image here--> | Tomen y Faerdre | Motte | Llangedwyn | 52.8066°N -3.2643°W, SJ148239 | formerly in historic Denbighshire | DE122 [44] | |
< | --insert image here--> | Tomen Cefn Glaniwrch | Motte | Llanrhaeadr-ym-Mochnant | 52.8192°N -3.2646°W, SJ149254 | formerly in historic Denbighshire | DE123 [45] | |
Sycharth Mound and Bailey Castle | Motte & Bailey | Llansilin | 52.8248°N -3.1803°W, SJ205259 | Grass covered earthworks of the birthplace and home of Owain Glyndŵr, destroyed by the future Henry V. Now with car park, and on the Glyndŵr Trail.[46] (formerly in historic Denbighshire) | DE020 [47] | |||
< | --insert image here--> | Mound & Bailey Castle | Motte & Bailey | Berriew | 52.6111°N -3.1843°W, SJ199021 | MG043 [48] | ||
< | --insert image here--> | Caer Noddfa | Enclosure | Carno | 52.5571°N -3.5318°W, SN962965 | MG052 [49] | ||
< | --insert image here--> | Carreghofa Castle | Ringwork | Carreghofa | 52.7921°N -3.1067°W, SJ254221 | MG214 [50] | ||
< | --insert image here--> | Mound in Churchyard | Motte | Castle Caereinion | 52.641°N -3.2376°W, SJ163055 | MG117 [51] | ||
< | --insert image here--> | Plas Yr Alarch Moated Site | Moated site | Castle Caereinion | 52.6279°N -3.2125°W, SJ180040 | MG219 [52] | ||
< | --insert image here--> | Bishop's Moat Mound & Bailey Castle | Motte & Bailey | Churchstoke | 52.4997°N -3.0461°W, SO290896 | MG092 [53] | ||
< | --insert image here--> | Hyssington Mound & Bailey Castle | Motte & Bailey | Churchstoke | 52.5441°N -3.0123°W, SO314945 | MG119 [54] | ||
< | --insert image here--> | Simon's Castle | Motte & Bailey | Churchstoke | 52.5331°N -3.0541°W, SO285933 | MG207 [55] | ||
< | --insert image here--> | Upper Aldress Moated Site | Moated site | Churchstoke | 52.5555°N -3.0556°W, SO285958 | MG118 [56] | ||
< | --insert image here--> | Lower Min-y-Llyn Castle Mound | Motte | Forden with Leighton and Trelystan | 52.6007°N -3.1668°W, SJ210009 | MG130 [57] | ||
< | --insert image here--> | Nant-Cribau Castle Mound | Motte | Forden with Leighton and Trelystan | 52.6051°N -3.1273°W, SJ237014 | MG148 [58] | ||
< | --insert image here--> | Nant-Cribau Moated House Site | Moated site | Forden with Leighton and Trelystan | 52.6045°N -3.1217°W, SJ241013 | MG102 [59] | ||
< | --insert image here--> | Bwlch Aeddan Dyke | Linear earthwork | Guilsfield | 52.6868°N -3.2277°W, SJ171106 | MG100 [60] | ||
< | --insert image here--> | Guilsfield Moated Site | Moated site | Guilsfield | 52.6942°N -3.1523°W, SJ222113 | MG305 [61] | ||
< | --insert image here--> | Camp S of Old Hall Sarn | Ringwork | Kerry | 52.4995°N -3.1701°W, SO206897 | MG137 [62] | ||
< | --insert image here--> | Neuadd Goch Castle Mound | Motte | Kerry | 52.4804°N -3.3573°W, SO079878 | MG115 [63] | ||
< | --insert image here--> | The Moat Mound and Bailey Castle | Motte & Bailey | Kerry | 52.4966°N -3.2579°W, SO146894 | MG050 [64] | ||
< | --insert image here--> | Tomen Madoc Castle Mound | Motte | Kerry | 52.5089°N -3.26°W, SO144908 | MG080 [65] | ||
< | --insert image here--> | Camp SW of Great Cloddiau Farm (revealed by aerial photography) | Enclosure | Kerry | 52.5092°N -3.2438°W, SO156908 | MG168 [66] | ||
< | --insert image here--> | Dyke Near Two Tumps | Linear earthwork | Kerry | 52.4534°N -3.2986°W, SO118847 | MG063 [67] | ||
< | --insert image here--> | Lower Short Ditch (Northern Part) | Cross Ridge Dyke | Kerry | 52.4887°N -3.1452°W, SO223884 | MG223 [68] | ||
< | --insert image here--> | Domen Fawr Castle Mound Tafolwern | Motte | Llanbrynmair | 52.6102°N -3.6391°W, SH891026 | MG065 [69] | ||
< | --insert image here--> | Pen y Crogben Round Barrow | Gallows | Llanbrynmair | 52.527°N -3.6894°W, SN854934 | MG105 [70] | ||
< | --insert image here--> | Bron-Felin Mound & Bailey Castle | Motte & Bailey | Llandinam | 52.5109°N -3.3979°W, SO052912 | MG051 [71] | ||
< | --insert image here--> | The Moat Mound & Bailey Castle | Motte & Bailey | Llandinam | 52.5053°N -3.4072°W, SO045905 | MG017 [72] | ||
< | --insert image here--> | Rhysnant Hall Castle Mound | Ringwork | Llandysilio | 52.7504°N -3.1038°W, SJ255175 | MG142 [73] | ||
< | --insert image here--> | Bryn-Derwen Mound and Bailey Castle | Motte & Bailey | Llandyssil | 52.5483°N -3.2355°W, SO163952 | MG054 [74] | ||
< | --insert image here--> | Cefn Bryntalch Mound & Bailey Castle | Motte & Bailey | Llandyssil | 52.5584°N -3.2181°W, SO175963 | MG014 [75] | ||
< | --insert image here--> | Dolforwyn Castle | Castle | Llandyssil | 52.5464°N -3.2525°W, SO151950 | MG114 [76] | ||
< | --insert image here--> | Henfron Moated Site | Moated site | Llandyssil | 52.5577°N -3.2006°W, SO187962 | MG220 [77] | ||
< | --insert image here--> | Llysun Motte and Bailey | Motte & Bailey | Llanerfyl | 52.6797°N -3.434°W, SJ031100 | MG072 [78] | ||
< | --insert image here--> | Domen Castell Mound & Bailey Castle | Motte | Llanfechain | 52.7734°N -3.2077°W, SJ186202 | MG005 [79] | ||
< | --insert image here--> | Soldiers' Graves Pillow Mounds | Pillow mound | Llanfihangel | 52.7383°N -3.4457°W, SJ024166 | MG250 [80] | ||
< | --insert image here--> | Tomen y Cefnlloer | Motte | Llanfyllin | 52.7935°N -3.3083°W, SJ118225 | MG026 [81] | ||
< | --insert image here--> | Tomen yr Allt Castle Mound | Motte | Llanfyllin | 52.7806°N -3.2961°W, SJ126211 | MG027 [82] | ||
< | --insert image here--> | Rhyd yr Onen Mound & Bailey Castle | Motte & Bailey | Llangurig | 52.4269°N -3.5858°W, SN922821 | MG084 [83] | ||
< | --insert image here--> | Mathrafal Castle | Castle | Llangyniew | 52.6878°N -3.2861°W, SJ131107 | MG044 [84] | ||
< | --insert image here--> | Pen y Castell Mound & Bailey Castle | Motte & Bailey | Llanidloes Without | 52.4857°N -3.5011°W, SN981885 | MG083 [85] | ||
< | --insert image here--> | Ty'n-y-Celyn Castle Mound | Motte | Llanrhaeadr-ym-Mochnant | 52.8264°N -3.3301°W, SJ104262 | MG028 [86] | ||
< | --insert image here--> | Ty-Newydd Dyke | Linear earthwork | Llanrhaeadr-ym-Mochnant | 52.7999°N -3.2878°W, SJ132232 | MG025 [87] | ||
< | --insert image here--> | Hen Domen | Motte | Llansantffraid | 52.7616°N -3.1269°W, SJ240188 | MG103 [88] | ||
< | --insert image here--> | Plas yn Dinas | Enclosure | Llansantffraid | 52.7625°N -3.16°W, SJ218189 | MG078 [89] | ||
< | --insert image here--> | Bryn Gwyn Deserted Rural Settlement | Deserted Rural Settlement | Llanwddyn | 52.7866°N -3.4968°W, SH991220 | MG251 [90] | ||
< | --insert image here--> | Llanwddyn Hospitium | Grange | Llanwddyn | 52.7628°N -3.4863°W, SH998193 | MG241 [91] | ||
< | --insert image here--> | Bwlch-y-Cibau Dyke | Linear earthwork | Meifod | 52.741°N -3.2112°W, SJ183166 | MG077 [92] | ||
< | --insert image here--> | Cwrt y Person Moated Site | Moated site | Meifod | 52.7128°N -3.2542°W, SJ153135 | MG166 [93] | ||
< | --insert image here--> | Hen Domen Mound & Bailey Castle | Motte & Bailey | Montgomery | 52.5744°N -3.1616°W, SO213980 | MG013 [94] | ||
< | --insert image here--> | Montgomery Castle | Castle | Montgomery | 52.5632°N -3.1501°W, SO221967 | MG022 [95] | ||
< | --insert image here--> | Montgomery Medieval Town, Kerry Gate Extra Mural Settlement | Extra-mural settlement | Montgomery | 52.5579°N -3.1491°W, SO221961 | MG225 [96] | ||
< | --insert image here--> | Montgomery Medieval Town, Part adjacent to Westmead, School Lane | Town | Montgomery | 52.5632°N -3.1461°W, SO224967 | MG221 [97] | ||
< | --insert image here--> | Town Bank & Ditches | Town Wall | Montgomery | 52.5602°N -3.1513°W, SO220964 | MG023 [98] | ||
< | --insert image here--> | Gro Tump Mound & Bailey Castle | Motte & Bailey | Newtown and Llanllwchaiarn | 52.5208°N -3.2936°W, SO123922 | MG059 [99] | ||
< | --insert image here--> | Newtown Hall Castle Mound | Motte | Newtown and Llanllwchaiarn | 52.5133°N -3.3171°W, SO107914 | MG160 [100] | ||
< | --insert image here--> | Newtown Old Church | Church | Newtown and Llanllwchaiarn | 52.5169°N -3.3146°W, SO108918 | MG056 [101] | ||
< | --insert image here--> | Clawdd Mawr | Linear earthwork | Pen-y-Bont-Fawr | 52.7829°N -3.3898°W, SJ065218 | MG101 [102] | ||
< | --insert image here--> | Tregynon Moated Site | Moated site | Tregynon | 52.5754°N -3.3329°W, SO097983 | MG204 [103] | ||
< | --insert image here--> | Domen Castell Mound and Bailey Castle | Motte & Bailey | Welshpool | 52.659°N -3.1396°W, SJ230074 | MG019 [104] | ||
< | --insert image here--> | Mount in Powis Castle Park | Motte | Welshpool | 52.6489°N -3.1658°W, SJ212063 | MG093 [105] | ||
< | --insert image here--> | Strata Marcella Abbey | Abbey | Welshpool | 52.6862°N -3.1086°W, SJ251104 | MG120 [106] | ||
< | --insert image here--> | Llandrinio Bridge | Bridge | Llandrinio | 52.7459°N -3.0407°W, SJ298169 | MG046 [107] | ||
< | --insert image here--> | Root Store at Bon-y-Maen 800m NW of Blaen y Cwm | Root store | Llanerfyl | 52.6174°N -3.5101°W, SH978032 | MG218 [108] | ||
< | --insert image here--> | Nant yr Eira Prehistoric Copper Mines & 19th Century Lead Mine | Industrial monument | Llangurig | 52.4713°N -3.7286°W, SN826873 | MG226 [109] | ||
< | --insert image here--> | Bryntail Lead Mine Buildings | Lead mine | Llanidloes Without | 52.4688°N -3.6008°W, SN913868 | MG159 [110] | ||
< | --insert image here--> | Penyclun Lead Mine | Lead mine | Llanidloes Without | 52.4732°N -3.5755°W, SN930873 | MG246 [111] | ||
< | --insert image here--> | Machynlleth Bridge | Bridge | Machynlleth, (also Pennal), (see also Gwynedd) | 52.6005°N -3.8557°W, SH744019 | MG002 [112] | ||
< | --insert image here--> | Dyngwm/Castle Rock Lead Mine | Lead mine | Trefeglwys | 52.5245°N -3.6965°W, SN850932 | MG247 [113] | ||
< | --insert image here--> | Powis Castle Park Mound | earthwork (unclassified) | Welshpool | 52.6437°N -3.1811°W, SJ201057 | MG212 [114] | ||
< | --insert image here--> | Railway Transfer Dock at Welshpool | Railway | Welshpool | 52.6583°N -3.1401°W, SJ229073 | MG254 [115] | ||
< | --insert image here--> | Bryn Diliw Long Hut | Rectangular hut | Llangurig, (also Pontarfynach), (see also Ceredigion) | 52.3838°N -3.7026°W, SN842775 | CD191 [116] | ||