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Cwm Clydach settlement is an unclassified post-medieval and modern building site located in Wales and protected by Cadw under reference CM358. The settlement stands on bedrock of Upper Devonian age, comprising sandstone and conglomerate layers formed during the Late Devonian period. This ancient geological foundation has shaped the landscape of the Clydach valley for over 350 million years.
The building remains part of a settlement pattern that reflects centuries of human occupation in this upland Welsh valley. Post-medieval and modern settlements in this region typically developed where the local topography and geology provided access to water, shelter, and agricultural land. The underlying Devonian rocks, though hard and demanding to work, provided building stone that would have been utilised in construction.
As a protected monument under Cadw's stewardship, Cwm Clydach settlement contributes to understanding how communities adapted to the Welsh uplands across several centuries. The site's survival to the present day, combined with its geological setting, offers potential insights into continuity and change in rural settlement patterns and building practices in post-medieval Wales.
Cwm Clydach settlement is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference CM358. View the official record →
Cwm Clydach settlement is an unclassified post-medieval and modern building site located in Wales and protected by Cadw under reference CM358.
Cwm Clydach settlement dates from the post medieval/modern period, and is classified as a building (unclassified). It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Cwm Clydach 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 CM358.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Cwm Twrch settlement (4.4 km), Llwyncwmstabl round cairn (5.3 km), Dorwen standing stone (5.7 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of Cwm Clydach settlement's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Cwm Clydach settlement stands on Upper Devonian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Late Devonian. The rock here is sandstone and conglomerate, interbedded.