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Llancadle Deserted Medieval Village is a settlement that was abandoned sometime after the medieval period, leaving behind earthworks and archaeological deposits that reveal patterns of habitation from centuries past. The site lies on bedrock of the Lias Group, a sequence of mudstone, siltstone, limestone and sandstone formed during the Aalenian age of the Jurassic period. This geology would have shaped both the landscape available to medieval settlers and the building materials they could access locally.
The village sits within the Welsh landscape where such deserted settlements are found across the countryside, their positions often determined by access to water, arable land and shelter. The overlying soils developed on the Lias bedrock would have supported agricultural use, though the specific circumstances leading to the eventual desertion of Llancadle remain to be fully understood through archaeological investigation.
The monument is now protected by Cadw, the heritage organisation responsible for Welsh monuments of national importance, under the reference GM534. The earthworks and subsurface remains at Llancadle preserve evidence of medieval life and settlement patterns that contributes to understanding how rural communities were organised and sustained across medieval Wales.
Llancadle Deserted Medieval Village is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference GM534. View the official record →
Llancadle Deserted Medieval Village is a settlement that was abandoned sometime after the medieval period, leaving behind earthworks and archaeological deposits that reveal patterns of habitation from centuries past. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference GM534.
Llancadle Deserted Medieval Village dates from the medieval period, and is classified as a deserted medieval village. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Llancadle Deserted Medieval Village 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 GM534.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including East Orchard Manor House (0.6 km), East Orchard Wood Pillbox (0.8 km), Deserted Medieval Village North East of Rock Farm (1.4 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of Llancadle Deserted Medieval Village'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.
Llancadle Deserted Medieval Village stands on Lias Group, bedrock that formed in the Aalenian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone, limestone and sandstone.