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Post Medieval/Modern · Tower

Bryniau Tower

Conwy, Wales
Cadw SAM CN201
Period
Post Medieval/Modern
Site type
Tower
Broad class
Monument
Nation
Wales
The designation
Reference
Cadw SAM CN201
Authority
Cadw
Designated
1979-02-13
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Bryniau Tower is a post-medieval or modern tower standing in Wales, protected by Cadw as a scheduled monument under reference CN201. The tower occupies a site underlain by Ashgill Rocks, a geological formation of the Ashgill period composed of mudstone, siltstone and sandstone. This bedrock, typical of the region, provides a stable foundation for the structure.

The tower's construction reflects the building practices of its era, utilising materials and techniques suited to its landscape setting. Its architectural style and form are characteristic of the period in which it was erected, whether for defensive, commemorative or utilitarian purposes. The monument's survival demonstrates the durability of its construction and the significance attached to its preservation.

Today Bryniau Tower remains an important record of post-medieval and modern heritage in Wales. Its protected status recognises its historical and architectural value to the nation. The tower contributes to understanding of settlement patterns, land use and building traditions across the Welsh landscape during the centuries following the medieval period.

Bryniau Tower is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference CN201. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Bryniau Tower?

Bryniau Tower is a post-medieval or modern tower standing in Wales, protected by Cadw as a scheduled monument under reference CN201.

What period does Bryniau Tower date from?

Bryniau Tower dates from the post medieval/modern period, and is classified as a tower. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.

Who is responsible for protecting Bryniau Tower?

Bryniau Tower is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Cadw — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in Wales. The official designation reference is CN201.

What other scheduled monuments are near Bryniau Tower?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Round Hut 70m S of St Celynin's Church (7.5 km), Maen Penddu (8.2 km), Cefn Maen Amor stone circle (8.2 km).

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Overview
An interactive map of the location with every monument and battle plotted, and a plain-language history built only from what the record holds.
Monuments
The legally protected scheduled monuments around the location, each with its period, type and significance.
Battlefields
The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.
Roman Britain
The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.
Civil War
The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.
Geology
The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.
Local Names
What the street and field names around here actually mean, and the history buried inside them.
Historical Maps
Ordnance Survey maps from the 1800s, layered over the location as it stands today.
Literature
The books, county histories, charters and archives that mention this place, quoted with their sources.
Legal
The protected sites nearby and the metal-detecting, access and treasure laws that apply to this ground.
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A deep dive into the most remarkable, lesser-known history of the place, traced back to the record.
Target Zones
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Round Hut 70m S of St Celynin's Church
Prehistoric · Hut Circle Settlement7.5 km
Maen Penddu
Prehistoric · Standing Stone8.2 km
Cefn Maen Amor stone circle
Prehistoric · Stone Circle8.2 km
Cefn Maen Amor cairn
Prehistoric · Round Cairn8.2 km
Bryn Castell
Medieval · Motte8.4 km
Caer Bach
Prehistoric · Hillfort8.4 km
Ffrith Llwynhwfa Burial Cairn
Prehistoric · Cairn9 km
Early Fields and Dwellings near Maen-y-Bardd
Prehistoric · Enclosure9.4 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Bryniau Tower

Bryniau Tower stands on Ashgill Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Ashgill. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.

The wider landscape

Around Bryniau Tower

Bryn Celli DduArchaeological site · ~18.4 miles
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