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Mynydd y Garn Enclosure is a post-medieval domestic enclosure located in Breconshire, Wales. The site comprises an enclosed settlement pattern characteristic of early modern rural habitation in the upland regions of south Wales, reflecting the agricultural organisation and land use practices of the period following the medieval era. The enclosure is designated as a scheduled ancient monument under the Cadw reference SAM BR410, indicating its archaeological and historical importance to the understanding of domestic settlement patterns and land tenure in early modern Wales. The monument preserves evidence of the structural and spatial arrangements typical of smallholdings and subsistence agricultural communities that occupied the Welsh uplands during the post-medieval period.
Mynydd y Garn Enclosure is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference BR410. View the official record →
Mynydd y Garn Enclosure is a post-medieval domestic enclosure located in Breconshire, Wales. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference BR410.
Mynydd y Garn Enclosure dates from the post medieval/modern period, and is classified as a enclosure. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Mynydd y Garn Enclosure 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 BR410.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Dinas Silica Mine (7.1 km), Craig y Ddinas Hillfort (7.2 km), Site of Hirwaun Ironworks (7.6 km).
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