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Pricaston Farmhouse is a medieval farmstead located in Wales, protected as a scheduled monument by Cadw under reference PE451. The site stands upon Dinantian bedrock, a formation of Mississippian limestone interspersed with subordinate sandstone and argillaceous strata that underlies much of the Welsh landscape. This geology would have influenced both the construction materials available to medieval inhabitants and the natural drainage characteristics of the farmstead's immediate surroundings.
As a medieval farmstead, Pricaston represents the dispersed settlement pattern typical of rural Wales during the medieval period, when substantial portions of the population lived in small, independent agricultural communities rather than nucleated villages. Such farmsteads served as combined domestic and working centres, with families engaged in mixed farming practices suited to the Welsh terrain and climate.
The monument survives as an archaeological site with potential to reveal details of medieval rural life, domestic organisation and agricultural practice. The limestone bedrock's relative durability means that structural foundations and stone features may be well preserved, offering opportunities for understanding how medieval farming families adapted their settlements to local geological and environmental conditions.
Pricaston Farmhouse is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference PE451. View the official record →
Pricaston Farmhouse is a medieval farmstead located in Wales, protected as a scheduled monument by Cadw under reference PE451.
Pricaston Farmhouse dates from the medieval period, and is classified as a farmstead. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Pricaston Farmhouse 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 PE451.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Flimston Farmhouse (1.1 km), Bulliber Camp (East) (1.1 km), Bulliber Hill Camp (1.5 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of Pricaston Farmhouse'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.
Pricaston Farmhouse stands on Dinantian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Mississippian. The rock here is limestone with subordinate sandstone and argillaceous rocks.