The county of Flintshire is on the north-east coast of Wales, and two ancient border earthworks run through the length of the county. There are 131 scheduled monuments in the post-1996 county of Flintshire. (The historic county of Flintshire, with its unusual separate exclave, is now split between the unitary areas of Flintshire, Wrexham and Denbighshire, so would have had considerably more scheduled sites). There are a great many prehistoric sites for such a small county. With only one confirmed Neolithic site, it is the Bronze Age and Iron Age sites that dominate, 67 of them found mainly on the north-west of the county. In the main these are burial mounds with eight hillforts and other enclosures. From the early medieval period, Offa's Dyke has ten notable sections in the county, whilst the older Wat's Dyke has nineteen scheduled sections. From the post-Norman medieval period, Flintshire offers a very diverse range of monument types: twenty sites, with ten different site types, including castles, castle mounds, moated sites, chapels and a holy well, field systems, a deserted village and an abbey. In the post-medieval period, there is a packhorse bridge and a lockup, but it is the industrial sites that stand out, especially the water-powered industries in the Greenfield Valley and the pottery sites in Buckley. Flintshire lies wholly within the historic county of Flintshire.
Scheduled monuments have statutory protection. It is illegal to disturb the ground surface or any standing remains. The compilation of the list of sites is undertaken by Cadw Welsh Historic Monuments, which is an executive agency of the National Assembly of Wales.[1] The list of scheduled monuments below is supplied by Cadw[2] with additional material from RCAHMW and Clwyd-Powys Archaeological Trust.
Five stones form part of a circle. Oaktrees complete the ring. Earliest record is 1784 but it is suspected that it may be an 18th-century fake. Nearby standing stone is Bronze Age.
14 neolithic skeletons, plus late neolithic artifacts of northern English origin. The cave system extends into the hillside, and there is some occupation evidence dating pack to palaeolithic
Largest cairn in Wales, 12m high and 100m across. No internal finds, and dated to the Bronze Age, but the possibility remains that it is a neolithic passage grave .
Last castle to be built under Welsh independent rule. Rebuilding began under the English, but a fire in 1283 end all plans of completing it. It is now open to the public, in the care of Caergwrle Community Council
^Cadw will send their list as a spreadsheet, or other electronic formats, on request, as indicated at www.whatdotheyknow.com. This list uses information dated May 2012
^coflein NPRN: not yet identified. CPAT PRN not yet identified. Cadw SAM: FL202: Hen-dy round barrow
^coflein NPRN: not yet identified. CPAT PRN not yet identified. Cadw SAM: FL044: Round Barrow 225m E of Village
^coflein NPRN: not yet identified. CPAT PRN not yet identified. Cadw SAM: FL043: Round Barrow on Coed Yr Esgob
^coflein NPRN: not yet identified. CPAT PRN not yet identified. Cadw SAM: FL208: Bryntirion round barrow
^coflein NPRN: not yet identified. CPAT PRN not yet identified. Cadw SAM: FL206: Pen-y-stryt round barrow
^coflein NPRN: not yet identified. CPAT PRN not yet identified. Cadw SAM: FL205: Pentre round barrow
^coflein NPRN: not yet identified. CPAT PRN not yet identified. Cadw SAM: FL116: Bryn Digrif Round Barrows
^coflein NPRN: not yet identified. CPAT PRN not yet identified. Cadw SAM: FL209: Coed-y-bryn round barrow
^coflein NPRN: not yet identified. CPAT PRN not yet identified. Cadw SAM: FL111: Crown Wood Round Barrow
^coflein NPRN: not yet identified. CPAT PRN not yet identified. Cadw SAM: FL199: Groesffordd round barrows
^coflein NPRN: not yet identified. CPAT PRN not yet identified. Cadw SAM: FL050: Round Barrow 135m NW of Rosehill Farm Gorsedd
^coflein NPRN: not yet identified. CPAT PRN not yet identified. Cadw SAM: FL187: Round Barrow 350m SW of Glol Farm
^coflein NPRN: not yet identified. CPAT PRN not yet identified. Cadw SAM: FL074: Round Barrow 450m South West of Glol Farm
^coflein NPRN: not yet identified. CPAT PRN not yet identified. Cadw SAM: FL075: Y Gorseddau Round Barrows
^coflein NPRN: not yet identified. CPAT PRN not yet identified. Cadw SAM: FL096: Bryn y Cosyn Round Barrows
^coflein NPRN: not yet identified. CPAT PRN not yet identified. Cadw SAM: FL195: Groes Faen Bach round barrow
^coflein NPRN: not yet identified. CPAT PRN not yet identified. Cadw SAM: FL196: Llyfanod round barrow
^coflein NPRN: not yet identified. CPAT PRN not yet identified. Cadw SAM: FL189: Llyn Du Round Barrow
^coflein NPRN: not yet identified. CPAT PRN not yet identified. Cadw SAM: FL197: Nook round barrow
^coflein NPRN: not yet identified. CPAT PRN not yet identified. Cadw SAM: FL056: Round Barrow 180m NW of Groesfaen
^coflein NPRN: not yet identified. CPAT PRN not yet identified. Cadw SAM: FL053: Round Barrow 225m SE of Parc y Prysau
^coflein NPRN: not yet identified. CPAT PRN not yet identified. Cadw SAM: FL076: Round Barrow 225m SE of Plas Newydd
^coflein NPRN: not yet identified. CPAT PRN not yet identified. Cadw SAM: FL077: Round Barrow 270m NW of Waen Isaf
^coflein NPRN: not yet identified. CPAT PRN not yet identified. Cadw SAM: FL055: Round Barrow 450m SSW of Llynfanod
^coflein NPRN: not yet identified. CPAT PRN not yet identified. Cadw SAM: FL054: Round Barrow 495m SE of Parc y Prysau
^coflein NPRN: not yet identified. CPAT PRN not yet identified. Cadw SAM: FL190: Round Barrow WSW of Llyfanod
^coflein NPRN: not yet identified. CPAT PRN not yet identified. Cadw SAM: FL011: Moel y Gaer Camp
^coflein NPRN: not yet identified. CPAT PRN not yet identified. Cadw SAM: FL066: Caer Estyn Hillfort
^coflein NPRN: not yet identified. CPAT PRN not yet identified. Cadw SAM: FL010: Moel Arthur Camp
^coflein NPRN: not yet identified. CPAT PRN not yet identified. Cadw SAM: FL071: Glol Camp
^coflein NPRN: not yet identified. CPAT PRN not yet identified. Cadw SAM: FL173: Bron Fadog Enclosure
^coflein NPRN: not yet identified. CPAT PRN not yet identified. Cadw SAM: FL072: Bwrdd y Rhyfel Camp
^coflein NPRN: not yet identified. CPAT PRN not yet identified. Cadw SAM: FL161: Coed Trefraith Enclosure
^coflein NPRN: not yet identified. CPAT PRN not yet identified. Cadw SAM: FL009: Pen-y-Cloddiau Camp
^coflein NPRN: not yet identified. CPAT PRN not yet identified. Cadw SAM: FL131: Pentre Bridge Roman Site
^coflein NPRN: not yet identified. CPAT PRN not yet identified. Cadw SAM: FL164: Ffrith Roman Site
^coflein NPRN: not yet identified. CPAT PRN not yet identified. Cadw SAM: FL086: Wat's Dyke: Section from Bod Offa to Whitehouse Farm
^coflein NPRN: not yet identified. CPAT PRN not yet identified. Cadw SAM: FL087: Wat's Dyke: Section W of Garreg-Lwyd
^coflein NPRN: not yet identified. CPAT PRN not yet identified. Cadw SAM: FL121: Wat's Dyke: Sections S of Bryn y Bal
^coflein NPRN: not yet identified. CPAT PRN not yet identified. Cadw SAM: FL081: Wat's Dyke: Section in Fron Tydyr
^coflein NPRN: not yet identified. CPAT PRN not yet identified. Cadw SAM: FL080: Wat's Dyke: Section in Wern Sirk Wood
^coflein NPRN: not yet identified. CPAT PRN not yet identified. Cadw SAM: FL088: Wat's Dyke: Section NE of Hen-Dy Farm
^coflein NPRN: not yet identified. CPAT PRN not yet identified. Cadw SAM: FL079: Wat's Dyke: Section SE of Meadow Mills
^coflein NPRN: not yet identified. CPAT PRN not yet identified. Cadw SAM: FL120: Wat's Dyke: Section E of Hope
^coflein NPRN: not yet identified. CPAT PRN not yet identified. Cadw SAM: FL118: Wat's Dyke: Section N of Bryn Estyn
^coflein NPRN: not yet identified. CPAT PRN not yet identified. Cadw SAM: FL172: Wat's Dyke: Section N of Carlton Grange
^coflein NPRN: not yet identified. CPAT PRN not yet identified. Cadw SAM: FL119: Wat's Dyke: Section N of Rhydyn Farm
^coflein NPRN: not yet identified. CPAT PRN not yet identified. Cadw SAM: FL171: Wat's Dyke: Section N of the Rectory, Hope
^coflein NPRN: not yet identified. CPAT PRN not yet identified. Cadw SAM: FL089: Wat's Dyke: Section E and SE of Dyke Farm
^coflein NPRN: not yet identified. CPAT PRN not yet identified. Cadw SAM: FL083: Wat's Dyke: Section from Chester-Holywell Road to Soughton Farm
^coflein NPRN: not yet identified. CPAT PRN not yet identified. Cadw SAM: FL082: Wat's Dyke: Section from Coed Llys to Chester-Holywell Road
^coflein NPRN: not yet identified. CPAT PRN not yet identified. Cadw SAM: FL085: Wat's Dyke: Section N & E of New Brighton
^coflein NPRN: not yet identified. CPAT PRN not yet identified. Cadw SAM: FL084: Wat's Dyke: Section SE of Clawdd Offa
^coflein NPRN: not yet identified. CPAT PRN not yet identified. Cadw SAM: FL090: Wat's Dyke: Section NW of Clawdd Offa
^coflein NPRN: not yet identified. CPAT PRN not yet identified. Cadw SAM: FL091: Wat's Dyke: Two sections between Clawdd Offa & Pigeon House Farm
^coflein NPRN: not yet identified. CPAT PRN not yet identified. Cadw SAM: FL013: Downing Hall Inscribed Stone (now in Whitford Church)
^coflein NPRN: not yet identified. CPAT PRN not yet identified. Cadw SAM: FL005: Maen Achwyfan
^coflein NPRN: not yet identified. CPAT PRN not yet identified. Cadw SAM: FL022: Offa's Dyke: Section extending 117m NW of Church
^coflein NPRN: not yet identified. CPAT PRN not yet identified. Cadw SAM: FL122: Offa's Dyke: Section E of Trelawnyd
^coflein NPRN: not yet identified. CPAT PRN not yet identified. Cadw SAM: FL124: Offa's Dyke: Section North of Crown Inn
^coflein NPRN: not yet identified. CPAT PRN not yet identified. Cadw SAM: FL123: Offa's Dyke: Section North West of Tre Abbot-Fawr
^coflein NPRN: not yet identified. CPAT PRN not yet identified. Cadw SAM: FL125: Offa's Dyke: Section South East of Gop Farm
^coflein NPRN: not yet identified. CPAT PRN not yet identified. Cadw SAM: FL021: Offa's Dyke: Section extending 477m from Coed Talon Banks
^coflein NPRN: not yet identified. CPAT PRN not yet identified. Cadw SAM: FL103: Brynbella Mound, and sections of Offas Dyke adjoining it.
^coflein NPRN: not yet identified. CPAT PRN not yet identified. Cadw SAM: FL109: Offa's Dyke: Section from Rhydwen-Fach to Coed Pen-y-Gelli
^coflein NPRN: not yet identified. CPAT PRN not yet identified. Cadw SAM: FL108: Offa's Dyke: Tan-y-Graig Section
^coflein NPRN: not yet identified. CPAT PRN not yet identified. Cadw SAM: FL006: Offa's Dyke:Section N & S of the Circle on Holywell Racecourse, and Circle and Round Barrow
^coflein NPRN: not yet identified. CPAT PRN not yet identified. Cadw SAM: FL126: Tyddyn Castle Mound
^coflein NPRN: not yet identified. CPAT PRN not yet identified. Cadw SAM: FL061: Bryn Castell Castle Mound
^coflein NPRN: not yet identified. CPAT PRN not yet identified. Cadw SAM: FL062: Hen Blas Castle Site
^coflein NPRN: not yet identified. CPAT PRN not yet identified. Cadw SAM: FL185: Bretton Hall Moated Site
^coflein NPRN: not yet identified. CPAT PRN not yet identified. Cadw SAM: FL176: Green Lane Farm Moated Site
^coflein NPRN: not yet identified. CPAT PRN not yet identified. Cadw SAM: FL193: Spon Chapel
^coflein NPRN: not yet identified. CPAT PRN not yet identified. Cadw SAM: FL163: Enclosure, Field System & Hollow-ways North of Pant
^coflein NPRN: not yet identified. CPAT PRN not yet identified. Cadw SAM: FL162: Hen Caerwys Deserted Village Site
^coflein NPRN: not yet identified. CPAT PRN not yet identified. Cadw SAM: FL064: Bryn y Cwm Mound & Bailey Castle
^coflein NPRN: not yet identified. CPAT PRN not yet identified. Cadw SAM: FL003: Flint Castle
^coflein NPRN: not yet identified. CPAT PRN not yet identified. Cadw SAM: FL179: Hafod Wood Moated Site
^coflein NPRN: not yet identified. CPAT PRN not yet identified. Cadw SAM: FL002: Ewloe Castle
^coflein NPRN: not yet identified. CPAT PRN not yet identified. Cadw SAM: FL016: Hawarden Castle
^coflein NPRN: not yet identified. CPAT PRN not yet identified. Cadw SAM: FL030: Trueman's Hill motte
^coflein NPRN: not yet identified. CPAT PRN not yet identified. Cadw SAM: FL001: Basingwerk Abbey
^coflein NPRN: not yet identified. CPAT PRN not yet identified. Cadw SAM: FL029: Holywell Castle Mound
^coflein NPRN: not yet identified. CPAT PRN not yet identified. Cadw SAM: FL101: St Winefride's Chapel
^coflein NPRN: not yet identified. CPAT PRN not yet identified. Cadw SAM: FL020: Caergwrle Castle
^coflein NPRN: not yet identified. CPAT PRN not yet identified. Cadw SAM: FL014: The Bailey Hill, Mold
^coflein NPRN: not yet identified. CPAT PRN not yet identified. Cadw SAM: FL023: Llys Edwin Medieval Fortified House Site
^coflein NPRN: not yet identified. CPAT PRN not yet identified. Cadw SAM: FL115: Trelawnyd Churchyard Cross
^coflein NPRN: not yet identified. CPAT PRN not yet identified. Cadw SAM: FL078: The 'Lock-Up', Hawarden
^coflein NPRN: not yet identified. CPAT PRN not yet identified. Cadw SAM: FL133: Caergwrle Packhorse Bridge
^coflein NPRN: not yet identified. CPAT PRN not yet identified. Cadw SAM: FL132: Bridge 157m E of Ffrith Village
^coflein NPRN: not yet identified. CPAT PRN not yet identified. Cadw SAM: FL181: Industrial Tramway, Near Buckley
^coflein NPRN: not yet identified. CPAT PRN not yet identified. Cadw SAM: FL166: Pinfold Lane Pottery, Site of
^coflein NPRN: not yet identified. CPAT PRN not yet identified. Cadw SAM: FL165: Taylor's Pottery
^coflein NPRN: not yet identified. CPAT PRN not yet identified. Cadw SAM: FL160: Greenfield Valley Mills
^coflein NPRN: not yet identified. CPAT PRN not yet identified. Cadw SAM: FL180: Kelsterton Brewery
^coflein NPRN: not yet identified. CPAT PRN not yet identified. Cadw SAM: FL210: Ministry of Supply Valley Site