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Pwll Du Village is a post-medieval and modern settlement located in Wales on bedrock of the Millstone Grit Group. The underlying geology, formed during the Namurian period, consists of mudstone, siltstone and sandstone which would have shaped both the landscape and the building materials available to inhabitants over centuries of occupation.
The village is protected as a monument of archaeological and historical interest by Cadw, the Welsh heritage authority, under the reference MM224. This designation recognises the settlement's significance as evidence of Welsh rural life and community development from the post-medieval period onwards.
The durable Namurian strata beneath Pwll Du would have provided suitable stone for construction and influenced the settlement's development and character. The village therefore represents an important record of continuity and change in Welsh settlement patterns across several centuries, grounded in the distinctive geology of its location.
Pwll Du Village is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference MM224. View the official record →
Pwll Du Village is a post-medieval and modern settlement located in Wales on bedrock of the Millstone Grit Group. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference MM224.
Pwll Du Village dates from the post medieval/modern period, and is classified as a settlement. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Pwll Du Village 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 MM224.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Blaenafon Ironworks (2.5 km), Engine Pit, Blaenavon (2.7 km), Aaron Brute's Level and Iron Bridge (2.9 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of Pwll Du Village'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.
Pwll Du Village stands on Millstone Grit Group [See Also Migr], bedrock that formed in the Namurian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.