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Nant yr Helygen Deserted Rural Settlement is a post-medieval domestic settlement located in Ceredigion, Wales, designated as a Scheduled Ancient Monument under reference CD181. The site represents a rural homestead typical of the upland farming communities that characterised the Welsh countryside during the early modern period. The settlement consists of the remains of structures and associated field systems that reflect the subsistence agricultural practices and settlement patterns of post-medieval Wales. The site is now deserted, preserved as archaeological evidence of the social and economic organisation of rural Welsh society in this period.
Nant yr Helygen Deserted Rural Settlement is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference CD181. View the official record →
Nant yr Helygen Deserted Rural Settlement is a post-medieval domestic settlement located in Ceredigion, Wales, designated as a Scheduled Ancient Monument under reference CD181. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference CD181.
Nant yr Helygen 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 Britain.
Nant yr Helygen 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 CD181.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Pen y Garn Cairn (3.8 km), Bwlch-yr-Oerfa Settlement (5.8 km), Copa Hill/Cwmystwyth Lead, Copper and Zinc Mines (6.3 km).
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