Scheduled Monuments- Full Report
Summary Description of a Scheduled Monument
Reference Number
MG023
Name
Town Bank & Ditches
Date of Designation
Status
Designated
Location
Unitary Authority
Powys
Community
Montgomery
Easting
322227
Northing
296577
Broad Class
Defence
Site Type
Town Wall
Period
Medieval
Description
Summary Description and Reason for Designation
The following provides a general description of the scheduled monument.
The monument comprises the remains of a stretch of the medieval town wall.
The monument is of national importance for its potential to enhance our knowledge of medieval defensive organisation and of the growth of towns. The monument forms an important element within the wider medieval context and the structure itself may be expected to contain archaeological information in regard to chronology, building techniques and functional detail.
The scheduled area comprises the remains described and areas around them within which related evidence may be expected to survive.