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Cwmhindda Deserted Rural Settlement is a medieval domestic platform house located in Breconshire, Wales. The site comprises the earthwork remains of a platform structure typical of medieval rural settlement in the upland regions of South Wales, where such platforms were cut into sloping ground to provide a level building surface for domestic occupation. The settlement evidence suggests occupation during the medieval period, reflecting the pattern of dispersed farmsteads that characterised the Welsh upland landscape before later consolidation and desertion of marginal lands. The site is designated as a scheduled ancient monument under the Cadw protection system, recognising its archaeological significance as evidence of medieval Welsh rural settlement patterns and domestic organisation.
Cwmhindda Deserted Rural Settlement is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference BR280. View the official record →
Cwmhindda Deserted Rural Settlement is a medieval domestic platform house located in Breconshire, Wales. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference BR280.
Cwmhindda 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.
Cwmhindda 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 BR280.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Cefn Corast Deserted Rural Settlement (4.2 km), Gwenddwr Deserted Village (4.6 km), Gwaun Ymryson Round Cairn (6.3 km).
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