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Blaen y Cylchau Deserted Rural Settlement is a post-medieval domestic settlement located in Carmarthenshire, Wales, comprising rectangular stone structures characteristic of upland pastoral communities. The settlement represents the archaeological remains of dispersed rural habitation typical of the early modern period in the Welsh uplands, where farming families established homesteads in marginal landscape zones. The rectangular hut forms and their arrangement reflect the subsistence agricultural practices and settlement patterns of Welsh rural populations during the post-medieval era. The site is protected as a scheduled ancient monument under the Cadw designation SAM CM307, indicating its significance as evidence for understanding rural settlement history and land use in medieval and early modern Carmarthenshire.
Blaen y Cylchau Deserted Rural Settlement is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference CM307. View the official record →
Blaen y Cylchau Deserted Rural Settlement is a post-medieval domestic settlement located in Carmarthenshire, Wales, comprising rectangular stone structures characteristic of upland pastoral communities. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference CM307.
Blaen y Cylchau Deserted Rural Settlement dates from the post medieval/modern period, and is classified as a rectangular hut settlement. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Blaen y Cylchau Deserted Rural 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 CM307.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Carn Fadog round cairn (1.7 km), Cwm Twrch settlement and limekiln (2.1 km), Cwm Twrch settlement (3.3 km).
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