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Pentre Jack Settlement is a medieval deserted rural settlement located in Wales and protected by Cadw under the reference RD174. The site sits upon bedrock composed of Pridoli Rocks, an undifferentiated sequence of mudstone, siltstone and sandstone formed during the Pridoli epoch. These fine-grained sedimentary deposits underlie much of the Welsh landscape and would have provided the clay-rich soils typical of medieval settlement locations in the region.
The settlement represents a form of rural occupation common across medieval Wales, where scattered communities occupied small holdings and practised mixed agriculture. Deserted settlements such as Pentre Jack offer valuable evidence of how rural populations organised their domestic and productive spaces during the medieval period, before abandonment or relocation occurred.
The archaeological remains at Pentre Jack survive as earthwork features within the modern landscape. The site's preservation on Cadw's register reflects its importance as a record of medieval Welsh settlement patterns and land use, contributing to our understanding of how communities adapted to and utilised the local terrain and natural resources available in their environment.
Pentre Jack Settlement is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference RD174. View the official record →
Pentre Jack Settlement is a medieval deserted rural settlement located in Wales and protected by Cadw under the reference RD174.
Pentre Jack Settlement 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.
Pentre Jack 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 RD174.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Llyswen Camp (6.7 km), Round Barrow 400m S of Church (6.9 km), Great House Mound & Bailey Castle (7.1 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of Pentre Jack 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.
Pentre Jack Settlement stands on Pridoli Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Pridoli. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.