List of Roman-to-modern scheduled monuments in Powys (Brecknockshire) explained

Powys is the largest administrative county in Wales. With 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 in Brecknockshire dating to Roman, medieval, post-medieval through to modern times. The area is also historically known as Breconshire, (not including those parts that are no longer in Powys). Brecknockshire is the southern third of Powys, and encompasses the Brecon Beacons National Park, the Black Mountains and Mynydd Epynt. The River Wye separates it from Radnorshire. There are 135 scheduled monuments on this list. Of these, 10 are Roman, all of which are military in purpose, being either roads or forts and camps. Nine date from the Early Middle Ages, mainly inscribed stones but also including a Crannog. There are 78 sites from the post-Norman Medieval period, including castles, mottes and moated sites, churches, town defenses and agricultural holdings. The 38 post-medieval sites are even more diverse, covering bridges, tramways, aqueducts, agricultural sites and lost villages, lead mines, coal mines, industrial sites, and two war-time features from the 1940s.

The 254 scheduled sites dating to prehistoric periods are listed at List of prehistoric scheduled monuments in Powys (Brecknockshire)

Scheduled monuments 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: Lists of scheduled monuments in Wales and Scheduled monuments in Powys.

Roman to modern scheduled monuments in Brecknockshire

The list is sorted by date, 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.

See also

• List of Cadw properties
• List of castles in Wales
• List of hill forts in Wales
• Historic houses in Wales
• List of monastic houses in Wales
• List of museums in Wales
• List of Roman villas in Wales

References

• Coflein is the online database of RCAHMW: Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales, CPAT is the Clwyd-Powys Archaeological Trust, Cadw is the Welsh Historic Monuments Agency

Notes and References

1. http://cadw.wales.gov.uk/historicenvironment/protection/monuments/?lang=en Cadw: Ancient Monuments and Scheduling.
2. Cadw will send their list as a spreadsheet, or other electronic formats, on request, as indicated at www.whatdotheyknow.com. This list uses information dated May 2012
3. . . Cadw SAM: BR174: Roman Fort at Pen y Gaer
4. . . Cadw SAM: CM373: Abererbwll Roman Fort
5. . . Cadw SAM: BR003: Y Pigwyn
6. . . Cadw SAM: BR224: Roman Road on Mynydd Illtyd, south-western section
7. . . Cadw SAM: BR225: Roman Road on Mynydd Illtyd, North-Eastern section
8. . . Cadw SAM: BR148: Caerau Roman Site
9. . . Cadw SAM: BR380: Tynewydd Roman Road
10. . . Cadw SAM: BR001: The Gaer, Brecon
11. . . Cadw SAM: BR162: Roman Marching Camp NE of Maen Madog
12. . . Cadw SAM: BR074: Section of Road NE of Coelbren Fort
13. . . Cadw SAM: BR033: Crickadarn Camp
14. . . Cadw SAM: BR121: Cross-Slab in Churchyard
15. . . Cadw SAM: BR120: Cross-Slab in Church
16. . . Cadw SAM: BR109: Inscribed Stone in Church
17. . . Cadw SAM: BR122: Cross-Slab in Church
18. . . Cadw SAM: BR158: Crannog in Llangorse Lake
19. . . Cadw SAM: BR182: Early Christian Inscribed Stone in Defynnog Church
20. . . Cadw SAM: BR141: Ponsticill Inscribed Stone
21. . . Cadw SAM: BR018: Maen Madoc
22. . . Cadw SAM: BR022: Brecon Castle
23. . . Cadw SAM: BR046: Castle Mound 800m NNW of Ty'n-y-Caeau
24. . . Cadw SAM: BR236: St Eluned's Chapel and Well
25. . . Cadw SAM: BR177: Town Wall and Gatehouse at Captain's Walk
26. . . Cadw SAM: BR150: Town Wall at Watton Mount
27. . . Cadw SAM: BR008: Bronllys Castle
28. . . Cadw SAM: BR058: Bronllys moated site
29. . . Cadw SAM: BR031: Builth Castle
30. . . Cadw SAM: BR093: Caer Beris
31. . . Cadw SAM: BR111: Crickhowell Castle
32. . . Cadw SAM: BR055: Maes-Celyn Castle Mound
33. . . Cadw SAM: BR280: Cwmhindda Deserted Rural Settlement
34. . . Cadw SAM: BR179: Castle Earthwork 200m S of Coed Caeau
35. . . Cadw SAM: BR168: Gwenddwr Deserted Village
36. . . Cadw SAM: BR152: Llanfilo Moated Site
37. . . Cadw SAM: BR221: Medieval Building in Llanfilo Village
38. . . Cadw SAM: BR180: Moated Site 670m NE of Lower Penwaun
39. . . Cadw SAM: BR049: Moated Site 800m NE of Felinfach
40. . . Cadw SAM: BR050: Moated Site E of Pont-y-Bat Wood
41. . . Cadw SAM: BR195: Moated Site in Llanfilo Village
42. . . Cadw SAM: BR041: Oaklands Moated Site
43. . . Cadw SAM: BR127: Cilwhybert Castle Mound
44. . . Cadw SAM: BR266: Craig Cerrig-Gleisiad Deserted Rural Settlement
45. . . Cadw SAM: BR170: Earthwork 675m W of Dan-y-Cefn
46. . . Cadw SAM: BR351: Aberllynfi chapel
47. . . Cadw SAM: BR350: Glasbury Old Church
48. . . Cadw SAM: BR080: Great House Mound & Bailey Castle
49. . . Cadw SAM: BR077: Castle Mound near Swan Hotel
50. . . Cadw SAM: BR076: Hay Castle
51. . . Cadw SAM: BR155: Castell Madoc Ringwork
52. . . Cadw SAM: BR192: Castle Madoc Mound
53. . . Cadw SAM: BR191: Llandefaelog Fach Motte
54. . . Cadw SAM: BR089: Earthworks SW of Church
55. . . Cadw SAM: BR215: Hafotau Settlement on Bryn Melys
56. . . Cadw SAM: BR098: Ringwork near Coed Ty-Mawr
57. . . Cadw SAM: BR045: Alexanderstone Mound and Bailey Castle
58. . . Cadw SAM: BR196: Earthworks South West of Llanddew Church
59. . . Cadw SAM: BR057: Llanddew Castle
60. . . Cadw SAM: BR009: Castell Blaen-Llynfi
61. . . Cadw SAM: BR146: Tretower Barn
62. . . Cadw SAM: BR014: Tretower Castle
63. . . Cadw SAM: BR117: Tretower Court
64. . . Cadw SAM: BR238: Tretower Shrunken Medieval Settlement
65. . . Cadw SAM: BR056: Hen Castell
66. . . Cadw SAM: BR220: House Platforms and Hollow Ways in the Shrunken Medieval Village of Llanfihangel Tal-y-Llyn
67. . . Cadw SAM: BR054: Twmpan Castle Mound
68. . . Cadw SAM: BR187: Llangynidr Deserted Medieval Village (part of)
69. . . Cadw SAM: BR252: Pen Bwlych Glascwm Pillow Mounds
70. . . Cadw SAM: BR078: Llanthomas Castle Mound
71. . . Cadw SAM: BR200: The Scottish Pedlar Wayside Cross
72. . . Cadw SAM: BR183: Corn Drying Kiln 340m S of Cryn-Fryn
73. . . Cadw SAM: BR216: Hafotau Settlement on Esgair Gwar-y-Cae
74. . . Cadw SAM: BR263: Allt Fach Deserted Rural Settlement
75. . . Cadw SAM: BR223: Deserted Farmstead South of Ffynnon yr Oerfa
76. . . Cadw SAM: BR260: Rectangular Hut, Afon Tawe
77. . . Cadw SAM: BR026: Trecastle Mound and Bailey Castle
78. . . Cadw SAM: BR126: Castell-Du, Sennybridge
79. . . Cadw SAM: BR032: Clawdd British
80. . . Cadw SAM: BR143: Hirllwyn Camp
81. . . Cadw SAM: BR088: Cefn Barn Ringwork
82. . . Cadw SAM: BR047: Porthamal Tower
83. . . Cadw SAM: BR082: Tredustan Castle Mound
84. . . Cadw SAM: BR083: Trefecca Castle Mound
85. . . Cadw SAM: BR087: Trefecca-Fawr Moated Site
86. . . Cadw SAM: BR282: Cwm Cwareli Longhouse and Long Hut
87. . . Cadw SAM: BR283: Tor y Foel Deserted Rural Settlement
88. . . Cadw SAM: BR172: Churchyard Cross, St Issau's Church
89. . . Cadw SAM: BR298: Cwm Beusych Deserted Rural Settlement
90. . . Cadw SAM: BR300: Llwyn y Brain Deserted Rural Settlement
91. . . Cadw SAM: BR416: Two platform buildings on eastern side of Partrishow Hill
92. . . Cadw SAM: BR299: Y Cwrt Deserted Rural Settlement
93. . . Cadw SAM: BR037: Cwm Camlais Castle
94. . . Cadw SAM: BR290: Tir-cyd Deserted Rural Settlement
95. . . Cadw SAM: BR130: Caerau Castle Mound
96. . . Cadw SAM: BR131: Fforest Castle Mound
97. . . Cadw SAM: BR021: Aberyscir Castle Mound
98. . . Cadw SAM: BR081: Castell Coch
99. . . Cadw SAM: BR258: Enclosures East of Afon Llia
100. . . Cadw SAM: BR004: Brecon Bridge
101. . . Cadw SAM: BR199: Pont Gihirych
102. . . Cadw SAM: BR114: Porth Mawr
103. . . Cadw SAM: BR289: Cefn Corast Deserted Rural Settlement
104. . . Cadw SAM: BR281: Hendy Long Hut
105. . . Cadw SAM: BR390: Y Gyrn Hut Platform (N)
106. . . Cadw SAM: BR393: Y Gyrn Hut Platform (S)
107. . . Cadw SAM: BR392: Y Gyrn Hut Platforms
108. . . Cadw SAM: BR391: Y Gyrn Longhuts
109. . . Cadw SAM: BR193: Garden Earthworks at Old Gwernyfed
110. . . Cadw SAM: BR185: Brynich Aqueduct (Brecknock & Abergavenny Canal)
111. . . Cadw SAM: BR240: Llwyn-on Farmstead
112. . . Cadw SAM: BR005: Crickhowell Bridge
113. . . Cadw SAM: MM340: Disgwylfa Tramroads
114. . . Cadw SAM: BR234: Llangattock Tramroad Inclines
115. . . Cadw SAM: BR279: Nant Morlais Hafod
116. . . Cadw SAM: BR287: Cerrig Llwydion Deserted Rural Settlement
117. . . Cadw SAM: BR231: Dalrhiw Lead Mine
118. . . Cadw SAM: RD199: Hafod Rhiwnant Deserted Rural Settlement
119. . . Cadw SAM: BR232: Nant-y-Car South Lead Mine
120. . . Cadw SAM: BR233: Nant-y-Garw Lead Mine
121. . . Cadw SAM: BR387: Nant-y-Gro Dam
122. . . Cadw SAM: BR284: Nant y Gaseg long hut
123. . . Cadw SAM: BR288: Pant-y-Blodau Deserted Rural Settlement
124. . . Cadw SAM: BR173: Pillow Mounds at Pant Mawr
125. . . Cadw SAM: BR412: Afon Hepste Settlement Enclosure
126. . . Cadw SAM: BR230: Glynneath Gunpowder Works
127. . . Cadw SAM: BR410: Mynydd y Garn Enclosure
128. . . Cadw SAM: BR409: Mynydd y Garn Lluest East
129. . . Cadw SAM: BR408: Mynydd y Garn Lluest West
130. . . Cadw SAM: BR222: Abercrave Ironworks
131. . . Cadw SAM: GM396: Canal Aqueduct over the River Twrch, Ystalyfera
132. http://www.fforestfawrgeopark.org.uk/understanding/archaeology-industrial-heritage/the-brecon-forest-tramroad Fforest Fawr Geopark: The Brecon Forest Tramroad
133. . . Cadw SAM: GM399: Tramroad at Ystradgynlais
134. . . Cadw SAM: BR237: Cribarth Limestone Quarries and Tramroads
135. . . Cadw SAM: BR201: Lefel Fawr Coal Adit
136. http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/wales/archive/bbc-mid-wales-ystradgylnlais-penrhos-playing-fields.pdf BBC Wales archive - penrhos-playing-fields
137. . . Cadw SAM: BR198: Ynysgedwyn Colliery, Fan House
138. . . Cadw SAM: BR399: Coed Chwefri Vickers Machine Gun Emplacement
139. . . Cadw SAM: BR337: Storey Arms Anti-invasion Defences