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Nant Gwyddel Deserted Rural Settlement is a post-medieval and modern settlement site located in Wales and protected by Cadw under reference CD197. The settlement occupies ground underlain by Llandovery Rocks of Silurian age, a bedrock composed of interbedded sandstone and conglomerate that has shaped the landscape and building possibilities of the locality.
The site represents the remains of rural habitation and agricultural activity from the post-medieval period through to modern times. Deserted rural settlements in Wales often mark the consolidation of landholdings, changes in farming practice, or shifts in settlement patterns that characterised the Welsh countryside from the sixteenth century onwards. The specific character of settlement at Nant Gwyddel would have been determined by the underlying geology and the opportunities it afforded for building and farming.
The monument survives as earthworks and structural remains within the Welsh landscape, offering evidence of domestic and economic life in rural Wales. Its designation and protection by Cadw reflects the importance of such sites in understanding the long history of settlement, land use and social change in Wales beyond the period of major historical documentation.
Nant Gwyddel Deserted Rural Settlement is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference CD197. View the official record →
Nant Gwyddel Deserted Rural Settlement is a post-medieval and modern settlement site located in Wales and protected by Cadw under reference CD197.
Nant Gwyddel 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.
Nant Gwyddel 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 CD197.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Maen Bach Standing Stone (8.2 km), Mynydd Mallaen Standing Stone (8.4 km), Carn Wen round cairn (9.1 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of Nant Gwyddel 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.
Nant Gwyddel Deserted Rural Settlement stands on Llandovery Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Llandovery. The rock here is sandstone and conglomerate, interbedded.