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Two platform buildings on the eastern side of Partrishow Hill is a scheduled archaeological monument comprising two platform structures characteristic of medieval upland settlement in Breconshire. The platforms, which date to the medieval period, represent the levelled foundations of domestic dwellings adapted to the sloping terrain of the Welsh hills. Such structures are typical of the subsistence agriculture practised in upland regions during the medieval period, where farmers constructed terraced platforms to create habitable spaces on steep ground. The site preserves evidence of the settlement patterns and land use strategies employed by rural communities in this part of Wales during the medieval era.
Two platform buildings on eastern side of Partrishow Hill is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference BR416. View the official record →
Two platform buildings on the eastern side of Partrishow Hill is a scheduled archaeological monument comprising two platform structures characteristic of medieval upland settlement in Breconshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference BR416.
Two platform buildings on eastern side of Partrishow Hill dates from the medieval period, and is classified as a platform house. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Two platform buildings on eastern side of Partrishow Hill 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 BR416.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Abergavenny Bridge (7.9 km), Abergavenny Roman Fort (8 km), Abergavenny Castle (8.1 km).
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