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Deserted Farmstead South of Ffynnon yr Oerfa is a post-medieval domestic settlement located in Breconshire, Wales, comprising rectangular hut structures typical of upland farming occupation. The site represents evidence of rural settlement and agricultural activity during the post-medieval period in the Welsh uplands, where such dispersed farmsteads formed the basis of pastoral and subsistence economies. The rectangular hut forms and their arrangement reflect building practices and domestic organisation characteristic of early modern rural Wales. The site is designated as a scheduled ancient monument under the Cadw protection scheme, recognising its archaeological and historical significance as a surviving example of post-medieval settlement patterns in the Brecon Beacons region.
Deserted Farmstead South of Ffynnon yr Oerfa is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference BR223. View the official record →
Deserted Farmstead South of Ffynnon yr Oerfa is a post-medieval domestic settlement located in Breconshire, Wales, comprising rectangular hut structures typical of upland farming occupation. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference BR223.
Deserted Farmstead South of Ffynnon yr Oerfa dates from the post medieval period, and is classified as a rectangular hut settlement. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Deserted Farmstead South of Ffynnon yr Oerfa 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 BR223.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Gwern-Wyddog Standing Stone (5.8 km), Mynydd Myddfai Standing Stones (7.5 km), Early Christian Inscribed Stone in Defynnog Church (8.1 km).
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