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Lluest Nantycreuau Deserted Rural Settlement is a post-medieval and modern settlement site in Wales, now protected by Cadw as a scheduled ancient monument under reference CD188. The settlement developed on bedrock geology of Llandovery age, comprising mudstone, siltstone and sandstone that forms the underlying foundation across the site. This sedimentary geology, typical of South Wales, would have influenced both the landscape character and the practical conditions for rural habitation and subsistence.
The site represents the remains of a rural farming community that persisted into recent centuries before eventual abandonment. Such deserted settlements are valuable archaeological records of Welsh rural life, revealing patterns of land use, settlement distribution and the relationship between communities and the upland or marginal landscape they occupied. The exposed bedrock geology visible across the terrain provides a natural framework for understanding how inhabitants adapted their settlements to local stone resources and drainage conditions.
Today, Lluest Nantycreuau survives as earthwork remains and surface features within the Welsh countryside. Its protection as a scheduled monument recognises the importance of post-medieval rural archaeology in documenting everyday life, agricultural practice and social change across Wales during periods of significant transformation. The site's survival makes it a key resource for understanding the historical geography and settlement history of rural Wales.
Lluest Nantycreuau Deserted Rural Settlement is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference CD188. View the official record →
Lluest Nantycreuau Deserted Rural Settlement is a post-medieval and modern settlement site in Wales, now protected by Cadw as a scheduled ancient monument under reference CD188.
Lluest Nantycreuau 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.
Lluest Nantycreuau 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 CD188.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Pen y Garn Cairn (2.7 km), Bwlch-yr-Oerfa Settlement (5.1 km), Copa Hill/Cwmystwyth Lead, Copper and Zinc Mines (5.3 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of Lluest Nantycreuau 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.
Lluest Nantycreuau Deserted Rural Settlement stands on Llandovery Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Llandovery. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.