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Tyddyn Wilym is a deserted medieval rural settlement situated in Wales and protected by Cadw under reference CN328. The site comprises the archaeological remains of a homestead that would have housed a farming family during the medieval period. Tyddyn Wilym exemplifies the type of small, dispersed settlement pattern characteristic of medieval Welsh countryside, where individual farmsteads rather than nucleated villages formed the dominant settlement structure.
The settlement lies on bedrock formed from Caradoc Rocks, a geology of mudstone, siltstone and sandstone deposited during the Caradocian period. This solid foundation would have provided adequate drainage for the exposed upland or semi-upland location typical of such Welsh settlements. The soils developed on this substrate would have supported pastoral and mixed farming activities suited to the Welsh landscape.
The abandonment of Tyddyn Wilym represents part of a broader pattern of settlement shift and reorganisation that occurred across medieval Wales. Such deserted settlements provide valuable archaeological evidence for understanding rural land use, building practices, social organisation and economic patterns in medieval Welsh communities. The earthworks and structural remains surviving at the site contribute to the archaeological record of medieval settlement in Wales.
Tyddyn Wilym Deserted Rural Settlement is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference CN328. View the official record →
Tyddyn Wilym is a deserted medieval rural settlement situated in Wales and protected by Cadw under reference CN328.
Tyddyn Wilym Deserted Rural Settlement dates from the medieval period, and is classified as a deserted rural settlement. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Tyddyn Wilym Deserted Rural 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 CN328.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Hut Settlement West of Allt Goch (4.4 km), Llanrwst Bridge (4.9 km), Capel Gwydir Uchaf (5.2 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of Tyddyn Wilym Deserted Rural Settlement'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.
Tyddyn Wilym Deserted Rural Settlement stands on Caradoc Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Caradocian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.