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Rectangular Hut, Afon Tawe is a medieval domestic structure located in Breconshire, Wales, identified and recorded under Cadw's Scheduled Ancient Monument designation BR260. The hut represents a form of rural settlement typical of medieval Wales, constructed as a simple rectangular dwelling that would have served the needs of farming communities in the Tawe valley region. Such structures provide archaeological evidence of domestic life and settlement patterns during the medieval period in upland Welsh areas, though the precise dating and constructional details of this particular example remain subject to further archaeological investigation and specialist analysis.
Rectangular Hut, Afon Tawe is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference BR260. View the official record →
Rectangular Hut, Afon Tawe is a medieval domestic structure located in Breconshire, Wales, identified and recorded under Cadw's Scheduled Ancient Monument designation BR260. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference BR260.
Rectangular Hut, Afon Tawe dates from the medieval period, and is classified as a rectangular hut. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Rectangular Hut, Afon Tawe 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 BR260.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Burnt Mound South of Fan Hir (3.9 km), Allt Fach Deserted Rural Settlement (4.3 km), Craig-y-Rhiwarth Hillfort (6 km).
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