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 Radnorshire, which occupies the central third of Powys. The River Wye separates it from Brecknockorshire to the south, and Montgomeryshire forms the northern third of Powys. Of the 258 Scheduled monuments in Radnorshire, 139 date to prehistoric times. The 119 on this list include 14 Roman sites, all related to the military occupation of Wales. The 14 Early Medieval sites are mostly sections of Offa's Dyke, but also include two inscribed stones. The 82 medieval sites are overwhelmingly defensive structures, particularly mottes, but also including castles, settlements, town defences and an Abbey. Of the nine post-medieval sites, only one is industrial, with five abandoned settlements and three World War II structures.
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--> | Gaer | Fort | Clyro | 52.0842°N -3.1273°W, SO228434 | RD124 [3] | ||
< | --insert image here--> | Llandrindod Common Roman Practice Camps | Practice camp | Disserth and Trecoed | 52.2307°N -3.3862°W, SO542600 | RD134 [4] | ||
< | --insert image here--> | Roman Earthworks S of Llandrindod Wells | Enclosure | Disserth and Trecoed | 52.2312°N -3.3849°W, SO055601 | RD126 [5] | ||
< | --insert image here--> | Disserth Roman Fortlet | Fort | Disserth and Trecoed | 52.1748°N -3.4556°W, SO005539 | (revealed by aerial photography) | RD137 [6] | |
< | --insert image here--> | Gaer Roman Site | Enclosure | Gladestry | 52.1391°N -3.1471°W, SO215496 | RD005 [7] | ||
< | --insert image here--> | Llandrindod Wells Roman Road | Road | Llandrindod Wells | 52.2337°N -3.3868°W, SO053604 | RD259 [8] | ||
< | --insert image here--> | Castell Collen | Fort | Llanyre | 52.2558°N -3.3843°W, SO056628 | RD001 [9] | ||
< | --insert image here--> | Ty Lettice Roman Road | Road | Nantmel | 52.3067°N -3.4749°W, SN995686 | RD260 [10] | ||
< | --insert image here--> | Roman Fort E of Hindwell Farm | Fort | Old Radnor | 52.2382°N -3.0877°W, SO258605 | RD136 [11] | ||
< | --insert image here--> | Three Roman Camps (revealed by aerial photography) NE of Walton | Marching camp | Old Radnor | 52.2324°N -3.0948°W, SO253599 | RD138 [12] | ||
< | --insert image here--> | Penybont Common Roman road and early turnpike road | Road | Penybont | 52.2755°N -3.2807°W, SO127649 | RD258 [13] | ||
< | --insert image here--> | Esgairperfedd Marching Camp | Marching camp | Rhayader | 52.3162°N -3.5798°W, SN924698 | RD131 [14] | ||
< | --insert image here--> | Roman Marching Camp (revealed by aerial photography) 500m SSE of Glan-yr-Afon | Marching camp | St Harmon | 52.3334°N -3.4902°W, SN985716 | RD133 [15] | ||
< | --insert image here--> | St Harmon Roman Road | Road | St Harmon | 52.3321°N -3.4952°W, SN982715 | RD261 [16] | ||
< | --insert image here--> | Short Ditch near Beacon Lodge | Linear earthwork | Beguildy | 52.3656°N -3.1911°W, SO189748 | RD089 [17] | ||
< | --insert image here--> | Cross Slab in Llowes Church | Cross-marked stone | Glasbury | 52.068°N -3.1795°W, SO192417 | RD100 [18] | ||
< | --insert image here--> | Offa's Dyke: Section extending 165m S to Fildas Place and thence from Mill stream to Frydd Wood | Linear earthwork | Knighton | 52.3431°N -3.0541°W, SO282721 | RD016 [19] | ||
< | --insert image here--> | Offa's Dyke: Section extending 200m S to Pool House, Rhos-y-Meirch | Linear earthwork | Knighton | 52.3214°N -3.0593°W, SO278697 | RD018 [20] | ||
< | --insert image here--> | Offa's Dyke: Section extending 202m from River Teme to West Street | Linear earthwork | Knighton | 52.3468°N -3.053°W, SO283725 | RD015 [21] | ||
< | --insert image here--> | Offa's Dyke: Section extending through Great Ffrydd Wood 1693m S to footpath leading to Woodhouse Lane | Linear earthwork | Knighton | 52.3363°N -3.0557°W, SO281714 | RD017 [22] | ||
< | --insert image here--> | Offa's Dyke: Section extending 380m from Burfa | Linear earthwork | Old Radnor | 52.2431°N -3.0583°W, SO278610 | RD024 [23] | ||
< | --insert image here--> | Offa's Dyke: Section from Ditchyeld Bridge to County Boundary | Linear earthwork | Old Radnor | 52.2388°N -3.0559°W, SO279605 | RD025 [24] | ||
< | --insert image here--> | Offa's Dyke: Section from Granner Wood to Burfa | Linear earthwork | Old Radnor | 52.2514°N -3.0653°W, SO273620 | RD023 [25] | ||
< | --insert image here--> | Pillar Stone in Church | Cross-marked stone | Painscastle | 52.1377°N -3.1896°W, SO186494 | RD101 [26] | ||
< | --insert image here--> | Offa's Dyke: Section extending 1125m SW to Gilfach Wood | Linear earthwork | Presteigne | 52.2914°N -3.0575°W, SO279664 | RD020 [27] | ||
< | --insert image here--> | Offa's Dyke: Section from Whitton-Presteigne Road to River Lugg | Linear earthwork | Presteigne | 52.2837°N -3.0645°W, SO274655 | RD021 [28] | ||
< | --insert image here--> | Offa's Dyke: Section extending 1960m from Yew Tree Farm to Quarries NE of Granner Wood | Linear earthwork | Whitton | 52.2746°N -3.0709°W, SO270645 | RD022 [29] | ||
< | --insert image here--> | Offa's Dyke: Section extending 2143m S from The Firs, Rhos-y-Meirch | Linear earthwork | Whitton | 52.3091°N -3.0491°W, SO285684 | RD019 [30] | ||
< | --insert image here--> | Abbey Cwmhir Great Park Shed | Building (Unclassified) | Abbey Cwmhir | 52.3404°N -3.3821°W, SO059722 | RD163 [31] | ||
Cwmhir Abbey | Abbey | Abbey Cwmhir | 52.3297°N -3.3875°W, SO055710 | RD012 [32] | ||||
Aberedw Castle | Castle | Aberedw | 52.1171°N -3.3502°W, SO076473 | RD029 [33] | ||||
Aberedw Castle Mound | Motte | Aberedw | 52.1153°N -3.3473°W, SO078472 | RD117 [34] | ||||
< | --insert image here--> | Cefn Wylfre Deserted Rural Settlement | House platform | Aberedw | 52.1487°N -3.2647°W, SO135508 | RD186 [35] | ||
< | --insert image here--> | Cefn Wylfre Platform House | Platform house | Aberedw | 52.1487°N -3.2569°W, SO140507 | RD179 [36] | ||
< | --insert image here--> | Cwm-piban Platform House | Platform house | Aberedw | 52.1358°N -3.2579°W, SO140493 | RD188 [37] | ||
< | --insert image here--> | Cwmblaenerw House Platforms | House platform | Aberedw | 52.1539°N -3.306°W, SO107514 | RD170 [38] | ||
Knucklas Castle | Castle | Beguildy | 52.3635°N -3.1028°W, SO250745 | Now a wooded hill in the care of the Knucklas Castle Community Land Project. Also spelled Cnwclas Castle.[39] | RD085 [40] | |||
< | --insert image here--> | Crugyn Tump Castle Mound | Motte | Beguildy | 52.423°N -3.2238°W, SO168812 | RD086 [41] | ||
< | --insert image here--> | Castle Kinsey | Motte | Clyro | 52.0956°N -3.1468°W, SO215447 | RD067 [42] | ||
< | --insert image here--> | Clyro Castle | Motte | Clyro | 52.0849°N -3.1475°W, SO214435 | RD066 [43] | ||
< | --insert image here--> | Lower House Moated Site | Moated Site | Clyro | 52.0934°N -3.1321°W, SO225445 | RD148 [44] | ||
< | --insert image here--> | Caer Du | Enclosure | Disserth and Trecoed | 52.2217°N -3.3864°W, SO053590 | RD030 [45] | ||
< | --insert image here--> | Earthwork 100m N of Caer Du, Howey | Enclosure | Disserth and Trecoed | 52.2228°N -3.3865°W, SO053591 | RD145 [46] | ||
< | --insert image here--> | Dolbedwin Castle Mound | Motte | Gladestry | 52.1344°N -3.162°W, SO205490 | RD099 [47] | ||
< | --insert image here--> | Boughrood Castle | Motte | Glasbury | 52.0439°N -3.2664°W, SO132391 | RD072 [48] | ||
< | --insert image here--> | Castle Tump | Motte | Glasbury | 52.0588°N -3.1816°W, SO190407 | RD135 [49] | ||
Colwyn Castle | Motte & Bailey | Glascwm | 52.1766°N -3.3075°W, SO106539 | RD035 [50] | ||||
< | --insert image here--> | Cwm-Twrch Medieval Settlement | Deserted Rural Settlement | Glascwm | 52.1826°N -3.238°W, SO154545 | RD165 [51] | ||
< | --insert image here--> | Fforest Wood Mound & Bailey Castle | Motte & Bailey | Glascwm | 52.1669°N -3.3161°W, SO100528 | RD075 [52] | ||
< | --insert image here--> | Garnfawr Deserted Rural Settlement | Rectangular hut | Glascwm | 52.2095°N -3.3153°W, SO102576 | RD184 [53] | ||
< | --insert image here--> | Gellidywyll Platform Settlement | Deserted Rural Settlement | Glascwm | 52.1669°N -3.2541°W, SO143528 | RD168 [54] | ||
< | --insert image here--> | Nant Brook Enclosure | Enclosure | Glascwm | 52.2257°N -3.2747°W, SO130593 | RD147 [55] | ||
< | --insert image here--> | Pant y Rhiw Medieval Settlement | Deserted Rural Settlement | Glascwm | 52.2069°N -3.3466°W, SO080573 | RD158 [56] | ||
< | --insert image here--> | Penarth Mount Castle Mound | Motte | Glascwm | 52.1649°N -3.2829°W, SO123526 | RD076 [57] | ||
< | --insert image here--> | The Mount Mound & Bailey Castle, Hundred House | Motte & Bailey | Glascwm | 52.1793°N -3.2935°W, SO116542 | RD036 [58] | ||
< | --insert image here--> | Upper House Platform House | Platform house | Glascwm | 52.203°N -3.3543°W, SO075569 | RD175 [59] | ||
< | --insert image here--> | Bryn y Castell | Motte | Knighton | 52.3431°N -3.0434°W, SO290721 | RD054 [60] | ||
< | --insert image here--> | Knighton Mound & Bailey Castle | Motte & Bailey | Knighton | 52.3442°N -3.0521°W, SO284723 | RD053 [61] | ||
< | --insert image here--> | Long Wood Camp | Enclosure | Knighton | 52.3302°N -2.9867°W, SO328706 | RD096 [62] | ||
< | --insert image here--> | Stanage Mound & Bailey Castle | Motte & Bailey | Knighton | 52.3516°N -2.9836°W, SO331730 | RD055 [63] | ||
< | --insert image here--> | Castell y Blaidd Medieval Settlement | Deserted Rural Settlement | Llanbadarn Fynydd | 52.4072°N -3.2918°W, SO122795 | RD155 [64] | ||
< | --insert image here--> | Ffoeslaprey Settlement | Deserted Rural Settlement | Llanbister | 52.3519°N -3.2209°W, SO169733 | RD172 [65] | ||
< | --insert image here--> | Moelfre Hill Deserted Rural Settlement | Platform house | Llanbister | 52.376°N -3.2986°W, SO116761 | RD171 [66] | ||
< | --insert image here--> | Rhos-crug Hill Settlement | House platform | Llanbister | 52.3532°N -3.2127°W, SO174734 | RD268 [67] | ||
< | --insert image here--> | Rhos-crug Hut Platform (E) | House platform | Llanbister | 52.3528°N -3.2122°W, SO175734 | RD267 [68] | ||
< | --insert image here--> | Rhos-crug Hut Platform (W) | House platform | Llanbister | 52.3525°N -3.217°W, SO172734 | RD269 [69] | ||
< | --insert image here--> | Castell Cwm Aran | Motte & Bailey | Llanddewi Ystradenny | 52.3243°N -3.2445°W, SO152703 | RD095 [70] | ||
< | --insert image here--> | Tomen Bedd Ugre Mound & Bailey Castle | Motte & Bailey | Llanddewi Ystradenny | 52.3173°N -3.3209°W, SO100696 | RD092 [71] | ||
< | --insert image here--> | Caer Fawr Medieval Settlement | House platform | Llanelwedd | 52.1679°N -3.3816°W, SO056530 | RD164 [72] | ||
< | --insert image here--> | Castell Cae-Maerdy Castle Mound | Motte | Llanelwedd | 52.1669°N -3.4129°W, SO034530 | RD121 [73] | ||
< | --insert image here--> | Cwrt Llechryd moated site | Moated Site | Llanelwedd | 52.1685°N -3.4248°W, SO026532 | RD140 [74] | ||
< | --insert image here--> | Mound & Bailey Castle, Bleddfa | Motte & Bailey | Llangunllo | 52.3072°N -3.1622°W, SO208683 | RD061 [75] | ||
< | --insert image here--> | Mynachdy Moated Enclosure | Moated Site | Llangunllo | 52.32°N -3.1315°W, SO229697 | RD097 [76] | ||
< | --insert image here--> | Llyn Gwyn Earthwork | Earthwork (unclassified) | Nantmel | 52.2747°N -3.4486°W, SO012650 | RD079 [77] | ||
< | --insert image here--> | Cae-Banal Castle Mound | Motte | New Radnor | 52.222°N -3.2126°W, SO172588 | RD108 [78] | ||
< | --insert image here--> | Crug Eryr Mound and Bailey Castle | Motte & Bailey | New Radnor | 52.2254°N -3.2348°W, SO157593 | RD003 [79] | ||
< | --insert image here--> | New Radnor Medieval Town: South West Quadrant | Town | New Radnor | 52.2393°N -3.1562°W, SO211607 | RD154 [80] | ||
< | --insert image here--> | New Radnor: Interior of Medieval Town | House platform | New Radnor | 52.2402°N -3.1575°W, SO210608 | RD152 [81] | ||
< | --insert image here--> | Radnor Castle | Motte & Bailey | New Radnor | 52.2418°N -3.1564°W, SO211610 | RD033 [82] | ||
< | --insert image here--> | Town Bank and Ditch | Town defences | New Radnor | 52.2405°N -3.1587°W, SO209608 | RD050 [83] | ||
< | --insert image here--> | Barland Motte and Bailey | Motte & Bailey | Old Radnor | 52.25°N -3.0546°W, SO281618 | RD143 [84] | ||
< | --insert image here--> | Castle Nimble | Motte & Bailey | Old Radnor | 52.228°N -3.1025°W, SO247594 | RD046 [85] | ||
< | --insert image here--> | Kinnerton Castle Mound | Motte | Old Radnor | 52.2601°N -3.1075°W, SO245630 | RD045 [86] | ||
< | --insert image here--> | Knapp Farm Mound | Motte | Old Radnor | 52.2328°N -3.1057°W, SO245599 | RD047 [87] | ||
< | --insert image here--> | Mound & Bailey Castle 360m ESE of St Peter's Church | Motte | Old Radnor | 52.2561°N -3.0766°W, SO266625 | RD058 [88] | ||
< | --insert image here--> | Mound and Bailey Castle 495m NW of Ditch Hill Bridge | Motte | Old Radnor | 52.2434°N -3.0622°W, SO275611 | RD057 [89] | ||
< | --insert image here--> | Old Radnor Castle | Moated Site | Old Radnor | 52.2241°N -3.099°W, SO250590 | RD051 [90] | ||
< | --insert image here--> | Womaston Castle Mound | Motte | Old Radnor | 52.2385°N -3.0742°W, SO267605 | RD118 [91] | ||
< | --insert image here--> | Castle Mound 400m N of Cefnige | Motte | Painscastle | 52.0958°N -3.2779°W, SO125449 | RD071 [92] | ||
< | --insert image here--> | Lettypeod Deserted Rural Settlement | House platform | Painscastle | 52.1309°N -3.2231°W, SO163487 | RD185 [93] | ||
< | --insert image here--> | Pain's Castle | Motte & Bailey | Painscastle | 52.1074°N -3.2188°W, SO166461 | RD006 [94] | ||
< | --insert image here--> | Pentre Jack Settlement | Deserted Rural Settlement | Painscastle | 52.0913°N -3.2529°W, SO142443 | RD174 [95] | ||
< | --insert image here--> | Red Hill Cross Ridge Dyke | Cross Ridge Dyke | Painscastle | 52.1402°N -3.2431°W, SO150498 | RD183 [96] | ||
< | --insert image here--> | Bank House Medieval Settlement | Deserted Rural Settlement | Penybont | 52.2353°N -3.342°W, SO084605 | RD159 [97] | ||
< | --insert image here--> | Cefnllys Castle | Motte & Bailey | Penybont | 52.2438°N -3.3354°W, SO089614 | RD008 [98] | ||
< | --insert image here--> | Cefnllys Medieval Settlement and Field Systems | Field system | Penybont | 52.2437°N -3.3414°W, SO085614 | RD150 [99] | ||
< | --insert image here--> | Medieval Settlement on Penybont Common | Deserted Rural Settlement | Penybont | 52.2691°N -3.2808°W, SO126642 | RD157 [100] | ||
< | --insert image here--> | Old Castle Mound | Motte | Penybont | 52.258°N -3.3317°W, SO092630 | RD077 [101] | ||
< | --insert image here--> | Norton Mound And Bailey Castle | Motte & Bailey | Presteigne | 52.2994°N -3.0224°W, SO303672 | RD056 [102] | ||
< | --insert image here--> | The Warden Mound & Bailey Castle | Motte & Bailey | Presteigne | 52.2744°N -3.0132°W, SO309645 | RD052 [103] | ||
< | --insert image here--> | Maen Serth, Esgair Dderw | Standing stone | Rhayader | 52.3165°N -3.552°W, SN943698 | RD043 [104] | ||
< | --insert image here--> | Rhayader Castle | Castle | Rhayader | 52.3007°N -3.5145°W, SN968680 | RD132 [105] | ||
< | --insert image here--> | Tomen Llansantffraid | Motte | Rhayader | 52.2984°N -3.5153°W, SN967677 | RD142 [106] | ||
< | --insert image here--> | Beili-Bedw Earthworks | Deserted Rural Settlement | St Harmon | 52.35°N -3.4746°W, SN996734 | RD129 [107] | ||
< | --insert image here--> | Cefn Bychan Mound (Pillow Mound) | Pillow mound | St Harmon | 52.3178°N -3.5262°W, SN960699 | RD116 [108] | ||
< | --insert image here--> | Cwm Sidywal Settlements | Settlement | St Harmon | 52.3483°N -3.5111°W, SN971733 | RD263 [109] | ||
< | --insert image here--> | Drysgol Platform | Platform house | St Harmon | 52.353°N -3.5415°W, SN951738 | RD176 [110] | ||
< | --insert image here--> | Castell Foel-Allt | Motte & Bailey | Whitton | 52.3022°N -3.0888°W, SO258676 | RD060 [111] | ||
< | --insert image here--> | Discoed Castle Mound | Motte | Whitton | 52.2766°N -3.0615°W, SO276648 | RD059 [112] | ||
< | --insert image here--> | Twiscob Moated Site | Moated Site | Whitton | 52.2831°N -3.1318°W, SO228656 | RD146 [113] | ||
< | --insert image here--> | Aberedw Hill Deserted Rural Settlement | Longhouse | Aberedw | 52.1408°N -3.3419°W, SO082500 | RD166 [114] | ||
< | --insert image here--> | Cwmblaenerw Enclosed Long Hut | Longhouse | Glascwm | 52.1622°N -3.3054°W, SO108523 | RD169 [115] | ||
< | --insert image here--> | Castle Bank Settlement | Deserted Rural Settlement | Llanbadarn Fynydd | 52.3882°N -3.3623°W, SO073775 | RD187 [116] | ||
< | --insert image here--> | Fron Top Deserted Rural Settlement | Platform house | Llanbister | 52.4034°N -3.2971°W, SO118791 | RD173 [117] | ||
< | --insert image here--> | Llanbedr Hill Platform House | Platform house | Painscastle | 52.1235°N -3.2584°W, SO139479 | RD181 [118] | ||
< | --insert image here--> | Cwm Elan Lead Mine | Lead mine | Rhayader | 52.2731°N -3.6133°W, SN900651 | RD153 [119] | ||
< | --insert image here--> | Llananno Royal Observer Corps Monitoring Post | Observation Post | Llanbadarn Fynydd | 52.361°N -3.3276°W, SO096744 | RD270 [120] | ||
< | --insert image here--> | Doldowlod Pillbox | Pillbox | Nantmel | 52.2551°N -3.4937°W, SN981629 | RD271 [121] | ||
< | --insert image here--> | Elan Valley Pillboxes | Pillbox | Rhayader | 52.2644°N -3.5967°W, SN911641 | RD266 [122] | ||