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Strata Marcella Abbey is a Cistercian monastery founded in the Tanat Valley near Welshpool in Montgomeryshire during the early thirteenth century, established around 1218 as a daughter house of Whitland Abbey. The site contains the remains of the conventual buildings characteristic of Cistercian planning, including the abbey church, cloister ranges, and associated structures typical of the order's austere architectural tradition. The abbey functioned as an important religious and economic centre for medieval Wales until its dissolution in the sixteenth century, serving both spiritual and temporal roles within the region. The surviving remains, now in the care of Cadw, preserve evidence of the abbey's architectural development and its significance as one of Wales's principal Cistercian establishments.
Strata Marcella Abbey is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference MG120. View the official record →
Strata Marcella Abbey is a Cistercian monastery founded in the Tanat Valley near Welshpool in Montgomeryshire during the early thirteenth century, established around 1218 as a daughter house of Whitland Abbey. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference MG120.
Strata Marcella Abbey dates from the medieval period, and is classified as a abbey. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Strata Marcella Abbey 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 MG120.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Offa's Dyke: Section NE of Welshpool-Churchstoke Road (8.1 km), Nant-Cribau Castle Mound (9.1 km), Nant-Cribau Moated House Site (9.1 km).
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