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Bancbryn is a post-medieval lluest farmstead located in Carmarthenshire, Wales, designated as a Scheduled Ancient Monument under the reference CM332. The site represents the material remains of upland pastoral settlement and subsistence agriculture characteristic of Welsh rural communities from the post-medieval period onwards. Lluest farmsteads, such as Bancbryn, typically comprised modest stone-built structures used seasonally for transhumant herding practices, reflecting the longstanding pastoral economy of the Carmarthenshire uplands. The farmstead survives as archaeological evidence of the settlement patterns and agricultural practices that sustained rural Welsh communities during the early modern period.
Bancbryn post-medieval lluest farmstead is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference CM332. View the official record →
Bancbryn is a post-medieval lluest farmstead located in Carmarthenshire, Wales, designated as a Scheduled Ancient Monument under the reference CM332. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference CM332.
Bancbryn post-medieval lluest farmstead dates from the post medieval/modern period, and is classified as a farmstead. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Bancbryn post-medieval lluest farmstead 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 CM332.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Ring Cairn on Tor Clawdd (4.5 km), Burial Chamber Nr Carn Llechart (4.5 km), Carn Llechart Stone Circle (4.5 km).
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