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Twyn yr Esgair Settlement is a medieval domestic site located in Carmarthenshire, Wales, designated as a scheduled ancient monument under Cadw reference SAM CM306. The settlement comprises rectangular hut structures typical of medieval Welsh rural habitation, reflecting domestic organisation and building practices of the medieval period. The site represents evidence of sustained settlement activity in the Welsh uplands during the medieval centuries, contributing to understanding of rural settlement patterns and land use in medieval Carmarthenshire. Such rectangular hut settlements are characteristic of medieval Welsh domestic archaeology, though the precise dating and duration of occupation at this particular site would require detailed archaeological investigation to establish definitively.
Twyn yr Esgair Settlement is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference CM306. View the official record →
Twyn yr Esgair Settlement is a medieval domestic site located in Carmarthenshire, Wales, designated as a scheduled ancient monument under Cadw reference SAM CM306. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference CM306.
Twyn yr Esgair Settlement dates from the medieval period, and is classified as a rectangular hut. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Twyn yr Esgair 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 CM306.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Burnt Mound South of Fan Hir (6.9 km), Carn Fadog round cairn (7.3 km), Cwm Twrch settlement and limekiln (7.4 km).
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