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Deserted Settlements 800m N of Blaenau Farm is a post-medieval and modern deserted rural settlement located in Breconshire, Wales. The site comprises the remains of domestic structures dating from the post-medieval period onwards, representing abandoned agricultural habitation in the upland landscape of the Brecon Beacons region. As a scheduled ancient monument under Cadw protection, the settlement provides archaeological evidence of changing patterns of rural occupation and land use in Wales during the early modern and modern periods. The physical remains visible at the site consist of the structural footprints and foundations of former dwellings, which are characteristic of deserted settlements throughout the Welsh uplands where settlement consolidation and agricultural reorganisation led to the abandonment of dispersed homesteads.
Deserted Settlements 800m N of Blaenau Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference BR194. View the official record →
Deserted Settlements 800m N of Blaenau Farm is a post-medieval and modern deserted rural settlement located in Breconshire, Wales. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference BR194.
Deserted Settlements 800m N of Blaenau Farm dates from the post medieval/modern period, and is classified as a deserted rural settlement. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Deserted Settlements 800m N of Blaenau Farm 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 BR194.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Cribarth Limestone Quarries and Tramroads (5.7 km), Pillow Mounds at Pant Mawr (7.5 km), Round Cairn NW of Blaen-Nedd Isaf (7.8 km).
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