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Waun-hir post-medieval lluest farmstead is a post-medieval and modern upland settlement located in Wales, situated upon bedrock of the South Wales Upper Coal Measures Formation. This geology, comprising mudstone, siltstone, and sandstone interbedded with coal seams and ironstone, underlies the moorland landscape where the farmstead developed. The site represents a lluest, a traditional form of seasonal or permanent upland pastoral settlement characteristic of Welsh farming communities. Such farmsteads were established to exploit the grazing potential of exposed moorland and hill pastures, their location determined by proximity to water and suitable ground rather than by proximity to coal or mineral extraction, though the underlying geology shaped the broader landscape's agricultural and economic character. The monument is protected by Cadw, the Welsh Historic Monuments service, under the reference CM331, recognising its significance as evidence of traditional Welsh rural settlement patterns and land use practices.
Waun-hir post-medieval lluest farmstead is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference CM331. View the official record →
Waun-hir post-medieval lluest farmstead is a post-medieval and modern upland settlement located in Wales, situated upon bedrock of the South Wales Upper Coal Measures Formation. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference CM331.
Waun-hir post-medieval lluest farmstead dates from the post medieval/modern period, and is classified as a farmstead. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Waun-hir post-medieval lluest farmstead 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 CM331.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Ring Cairn on Tor Clawdd (5.2 km), Cairn 250m SW of Banc Llyn-Mawr (5.8 km), Ring Cairn on Craig Fawr (6 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of Waun-hir post-medieval lluest farmstead'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.
Waun-hir post-medieval lluest farmstead stands on South Wales Upper Coal Measures Formation, bedrock that formed in the Westphalian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone, sandstone, coal, ironstone and ferricrete.