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Powys Powys (; ) is a Local government in Wales#Principal areas, county and Preserved counties of Wales, preserved county in Wales. It is named after the Kingdom of Powys which was a Welsh succession of states, successor state, petty kingdom and princi ...
is the largest administrative county in
Wales Wales ( cy, Cymru ) is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is bordered by England to the Wales–England border, east, the Irish Sea to the north and west, the Celtic Sea to the south west and the ...
. 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 Montgomeryshire, also known as ''Maldwyn'' ( cy, Sir Drefaldwyn meaning "the Shire of Baldwin's town"), is one of thirteen historic counties of Wales, historic counties and a former administrative county of Wales. It is named after its county tow ...
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Radnorshire , HQ = Presteigne , Government = Radnorshire County Council (1889–1974) Radnorshire District Council (1974–1996) , Origin = , Status = historic county, administrative county , Start ...
, and most of
Brecknockshire , image_flag= , HQ= Brecon , Government= Brecknockshire County Council (1889-1974) , Origin= Brycheiniog , Status= , Start= 1535 , End= ...
. There are 950
scheduled monument In the United Kingdom, a scheduled monument is a nationally important archaeological site or historic building, given protection against unauthorised change. The various pieces of legislation that legally protect heritage assets from damage and d ...
s 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 Offa's Dyke ( cy, Clawdd Offa) is a large linear earthwork that roughly follows the border between England and Wales. The structure is named after Offa, the Anglo-Saxon king of Mercia from AD 757 until 796, who is traditionally believed to h ...
, 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:- * List of Scheduled prehistoric Monuments in Powys (Brecknockshire) (254 sites) * List of Scheduled Roman to modern Monuments in Powys (Brecknockshire) (135 sites) * List of Scheduled prehistoric Monuments in Powys (Radnorshire) (139 sites) * List of Scheduled Roman to modern Monuments in Powys (Radnorshire) (119 sites - shown below) * List of Scheduled prehistoric Monuments in Powys (Montgomeryshire) (190 sites) * List of Scheduled Roman to modern Monuments in Powys (Montgomeryshire) (113 sites) 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. The list of scheduled monuments below is supplied by CadwCadw will send their list as a spreadsheet, or other electronic formats, on request, as indicated a
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This list uses information dated May 2012
with additional material from
RCAHMW The Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales (RCAHMW; cy, Comisiwn Brenhinol Henebion Cymru; ), established in 1908, is a Welsh Government sponsored body concerned with some aspects of the archaeological, architectura ...
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Clwyd-Powys Archaeological Trust The Clwyd-Powys Archaeological Trust (CPAT) ( cy, Ymddiriedolaeth Archeolegol Clwyd-Powys (YACP)) is an educational charity which was established in 1975. Its objective is ‘to advance the education of the public in archaeology’. CPAT is one of ...
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Scheduled Roman, medieval and post-medieval monuments in Montgomeryshire

The list is sorted by period, and then by
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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.


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List of Cadw properties Cadw is the historic environment service of the Welsh Government which manages historical buildings and ancient monuments in Wales. , , Free, , Swansea, , Ilston, , Glamorganshire, , SS537898 , , , - , Penarth-fawr, , Medieval House, , ?, , ...
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List of castles in Wales Wales is sometimes called the "castle capital of the world" because of the large number of castles in a relatively small area. Wales had about 600 castles, of which over 100 are still standing, either as ruins or as restored buildings. The ...
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List of hill forts in Wales This is a list of hillforts in Wales. Anglesey * Din Sylwy (Bwrdd Arthur) (), contour fort * Caer Idris Hillfort (), promontory fort *Caer y Twr (), partial contour fort * Dinas Gynfor (), promontory fort * Dinas Porth Ruffydd (), promontory ...
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Historic houses in Wales This is intended to be as full a list as possible of country houses, castles, palaces, other stately homes, and manor houses in the United Kingdom and the Channel Islands; any architecturally notable building which has served as a residence f ...
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List of monastic houses in Wales List of monastic houses in Wales is a catalogue of abbeys, priories, friaries and other monastic religious houses in Wales. In this article, alien houses are included, as are smaller establishments such as cells and notable monastic granges ...
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List of museums in Wales This list of museums in Wales contains museums which are defined for this context as institutions (including nonprofit organisations, government entities, and private businesses) that collect and care for objects of cultural, artistic, scienti ...
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List of Roman villas in Wales A list of Roman villas in Wales confirmed by archaeology. References See also * List of Roman villas in England {{Architecture of Wales Villas, Wales Roman villas Villas in Wales ...


References

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Coflein The Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales (RCAHMW; cy, Comisiwn Brenhinol Henebion Cymru; ), established in 1908, is a Welsh Government sponsored body concerned with some aspects of the archaeological, architectura ...
is the online database of RCAHMW:
Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales The Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales (RCAHMW; cy, Comisiwn Brenhinol Henebion Cymru; ), established in 1908, is a Welsh Government sponsored body concerned with some aspects of the archaeological, architectura ...
, CPAT is the Clwyd-Powys Archaeological Trust, Cadw is the Welsh Historic Monuments Agency
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Powys Powys (; ) is a Local government in Wales#Principal areas, county and Preserved counties of Wales, preserved county in Wales. It is named after the Kingdom of Powys which was a Welsh succession of states, successor state, petty kingdom and princi ...
Buildings and structures in Powys