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Cwm Cadlan Settlement and Field System is a prehistoric domestic settlement located in Breconshire, Wales, comprising hut circles and associated field remains. The site dates to the Bronze Age or Iron Age period, representing evidence of early agricultural communities in the Welsh uplands. The settlement consists of circular or oval stone-founded structures typical of domestic occupation during the later prehistoric period, arranged within a landscape framework of field boundaries and lynchets that reflect ancient land division and cultivation practices. The monument is now in state care as a scheduled ancient monument under Cadw designation SAM BR414, preserving an important record of prehistoric settlement patterns and subsistence strategies in the Brecon Beacons region.
Cwm Cadlan Settlement and Field System is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference BR414. View the official record →
Cwm Cadlan Settlement and Field System is a prehistoric domestic settlement located in Breconshire, Wales, comprising hut circles and associated field remains. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference BR414.
Cwm Cadlan Settlement and Field System dates from the prehistoric period, and is classified as a hut circle. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Cwm Cadlan Settlement and Field System 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 BR414.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Iron Tram Bridge, Robertstown (7.5 km), Tramroad East of Robert's Town Bridge, Aberdare (7.6 km), Tarren y Bwlch round cairn (8 km).
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