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Fagwyr Las is a deserted rural settlement of post-medieval and modern date located in Wales and protected by Cadw under reference CD177. The site lies upon bedrock of Llandovery age, comprising interbedded sandstone and conglomerate that would have provided a firm foundation for settlement. The underlying geology reflects the complex stratigraphy typical of the Llandovery period, with alternating bands of coarser and finer sediments.
The settlement represents the pattern of rural habitation that characterised Welsh farming communities during the post-medieval centuries. Such deserted settlements often reflect changes in agricultural practice, land use, or economic circumstances that led to abandonment and the subsequent return of the landscape to moorland or pasture. The site's archaeological remains contribute to understanding the distribution and character of rural occupation across the Welsh uplands.
As a protected monument, Fagwyr Las retains significant potential for revealing how ordinary rural households adapted to the landscape and organised their settlement patterns. The combination of the underlying Llandovery bedrock and the surviving surface features provides evidence of how communities worked within the constraints and opportunities of their local environment during the post-medieval period.
Fagwyr Las Deserted Rural Settlement is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference CD177. View the official record →
Fagwyr Las is a deserted rural settlement of post-medieval and modern date located in Wales and protected by Cadw under reference CD177.
Fagwyr Las Deserted Rural Settlement 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 the UK.
Fagwyr Las 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 CD177.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Stone Circle and Associated Structures on Bryn y Gorlan (5.1 km), Cairn Cemetery on Esgair Gerwyn (5.4 km), Llethr Bryn y Gorlan Platform (6.1 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of Fagwyr Las Deserted Rural 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.
Fagwyr Las Deserted Rural Settlement stands on Llandovery Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Llandovery. The rock here is sandstone and conglomerate, interbedded.