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Waun-hir is a post-medieval lluest farmstead situated in Carmarthenshire, Wales, representing the pastoral agricultural practices characteristic of upland Welsh farming communities. The site comprises the structural remains of a seasonal or permanent settlement associated with livestock husbandry, a settlement type common throughout Welsh mountainous regions from the medieval period onwards but particularly prevalent in the early modern era. As a lluest, the farmstead reflects the transhumance pastoral economy whereby cattle were moved to upland grazing grounds during summer months, a practice deeply embedded in Welsh agricultural tradition. The site is recorded as a Scheduled Ancient Monument under the Cadw register (CM331), acknowledging its significance as evidence of post-medieval rural settlement and land-use patterns in Wales.
Waun-hir post-medieval lluest farmstead is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference CM331. View the official record →
Waun-hir is a post-medieval lluest farmstead situated in Carmarthenshire, Wales, representing the pastoral agricultural practices characteristic of upland Welsh farming communities. 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).
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