Scheduled MonumentsWalesCastle Bank Settlement
Post Medieval/Modern · Deserted Rural Settlement

Castle Bank Settlement

Radnorshire, Wales
Cadw SAM RD187
Period
Post Medieval/Modern
Site type
Deserted Rural Settlement
Broad class
Domestic
Nation
Wales
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Castle Bank Settlement is a post-medieval and modern deserted rural settlement located in Radnorshire, Wales. The site comprises the remains of domestic structures and associated features characteristic of upland pastoral communities that occupied the Welsh borderlands during the early modern period and later. The settlement's abandonment reflects broader patterns of rural depopulation and agricultural reorganisation that affected remote Welsh settlements from the eighteenth century onwards. The physical remains visible at the site exemplify the modest building traditions and settlement patterns of small-scale farming communities in this upland region.

Castle Bank Settlement is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference RD187. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Castle Bank Settlement?

Castle Bank Settlement is a post-medieval and modern deserted rural settlement located in Radnorshire, Wales. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference RD187.

What period does Castle Bank Settlement date from?

Castle Bank Settlement dates from the post medieval/modern period, and is classified as a deserted rural settlement. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.

Who is responsible for protecting Castle Bank Settlement?

Castle Bank Settlement 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 RD187.

What other scheduled monuments are near Castle Bank Settlement?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Moel Dod round barrow (1.1 km), Castell Tinboeth (2.7 km), Llananno Royal Observer Corps Monitoring Post (3.8 km).

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