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Bryn Gwyn Deserted Rural Settlement is a medieval domestic settlement located in Wales, designated as a Scheduled Ancient Monument under the Cadw reference MG251. The site comprises the earthwork remains of a rural settlement that reflects the pattern of medieval habitation and land use characteristic of Welsh upland regions. The settlement's physical remains include the foundations and structural evidence of domestic buildings and associated agricultural features, which provide archaeological evidence for medieval Welsh rural life. The abandonment of such settlements during the late medieval or early modern period reflects broader patterns of demographic and economic change affecting rural Wales, making Bryn Gwyn an important site for understanding the development and decline of medieval Welsh settlements.
Bryn Gwyn Deserted Rural Settlement is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference MG251. View the official record →
Bryn Gwyn Deserted Rural Settlement is a medieval domestic settlement located in Wales, designated as a Scheduled Ancient Monument under the Cadw reference MG251. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference MG251.
Bryn Gwyn Deserted Rural Settlement dates from the medieval period, and is classified as a deserted rural settlement. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Bryn Gwyn 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 MG251.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Creigiau'r Llyn cairn cemetery (2.7 km), Llanwddyn Hospitium (2.8 km), Chambered Cairn above Afon y Dolau Gwynion, NE of Lake Vyrnwy (3 km).
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