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Nant Gwyn long hut is a medieval deserted rural settlement located in Denbighshire, Wales. The site comprises a long hut structure typical of Welsh upland pastoral communities, reflecting the agricultural practices and settlement patterns of the medieval period in the Welsh countryside. Such structures served as combined dwellings and working spaces for subsistence-based communities engaged in mixed farming and animal husbandry. The site's survival as an archaeological monument provides evidence of medieval rural life and settlement organisation in this region.
Nant Gwyn long hut is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference DE306. View the official record →
Nant Gwyn long hut is a medieval deserted rural settlement located in Denbighshire, Wales. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference DE306.
Nant Gwyn long hut dates from the medieval period, and is classified as a deserted rural settlement. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Nant Gwyn long hut 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 DE306.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Pennant Cairns (4.8 km), Cairns, Settlements & Field Systems of Prehistoric & Medieval date at Pennant above Nant Esgeiriau (4.8 km), Craig Berwyn Round Barrow (5 km).
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