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Cwm Beusych Deserted Rural Settlement is a medieval domestic platform house located in Breconshire, Wales, designated as a scheduled ancient monument under Cadw reference BR298. The site comprises a platform structure typical of medieval Welsh rural settlements, representing the physical remains of domestic occupation during the medieval period. Such platform houses served as the foundation for timber or stone dwellings in upland and marginal areas of medieval Wales, and their archaeological study provides important evidence for understanding settlement patterns and domestic life in the region during this era. The deserted settlement status indicates abandonment, likely reflecting broader patterns of demographic change, land use shifts, or economic factors that affected rural Welsh communities in the medieval and post-medieval periods.
Cwm Beusych Deserted Rural Settlement is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference BR298. View the official record →
Cwm Beusych Deserted Rural Settlement is a medieval domestic platform house located in Breconshire, Wales, designated as a scheduled ancient monument under Cadw reference BR298. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference BR298.
Cwm Beusych Deserted Rural Settlement dates from the medieval period, and is classified as a platform house. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Cwm Beusych 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 BR298.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Tramroad Bridge, Bailey's Tramroad, Govilon (8.1 km), Blorenge Tunnel, Hill's Tramroad (8.6 km), St. Faith's Churchyard Cross, Llanfoist (8.6 km).
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