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Llwyn y Brain Deserted Rural Settlement is a medieval domestic settlement located in Breconshire, Wales, comprising platform houses typical of rural Welsh settlement patterns from the medieval period. The site is designated as a Scheduled Ancient Monument (SAM BR300) by Cadw, reflecting its archaeological and historical importance to understanding medieval Welsh rural life and settlement organization. The platform houses represent a form of domestic architecture adapted to the upland terrain of the Brecon Beacons region, where such settlements were common before abandonment during the late medieval or early modern period. The surviving earthworks provide evidence of medieval subsistence farming communities and their settlement strategies in the Welsh uplands.
Llwyn y Brain Deserted Rural Settlement is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference BR300. View the official record →
Llwyn y Brain Deserted Rural Settlement is a medieval domestic settlement located in Breconshire, Wales, comprising platform houses typical of rural Welsh settlement patterns from the medieval period. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference BR300.
Llwyn y Brain Deserted Rural Settlement dates from the medieval period, and is classified as a platform house. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Llwyn y Brain 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 BR300.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Llanwenarth Churchyard Cross-Base (8.3 km), Gilwern Embankment (9.2 km), Abergavenny Bridge (9.3 km).
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