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Waun Llechwedd Llyfn is a post-medieval deserted rural settlement situated on Welsh moorland where Llandovery rocks form the underlying bedrock. The site comprises the remains of a long hut, a building type characteristic of upland farming communities in Wales from the 16th century onwards. Such structures typically combined dwelling and agricultural functions under a single elongated roof, arranged to suit the demands of pastoral economy on marginal land.
The settlement occupies ground underlain by Llandovery mudstone, siltstone and sandstone, geology that shapes the moorland's character and drainage. This exposed terrain is representative of the Welsh uplands where such humble dwellings served smallholding families. The building survives as earthwork remains, its long outline still discernible in the landscape despite centuries of abandonment and weathering of the soft sedimentary rocks beneath.
The site is protected by Cadw, the Welsh Historic Monuments service, under reference CD209. Its preservation as a monument reflects the significance of such settlements in understanding rural life and landscape change in post-medieval Wales. The hut remains an important record of how ordinary Welsh communities adapted to farming on high moorland during the early modern period.
Waun Llechwedd Llyfn long hut is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference CD209. View the official record →
Waun Llechwedd Llyfn is a post-medieval deserted rural settlement situated on Welsh moorland where Llandovery rocks form the underlying bedrock. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference CD209.
Waun Llechwedd Llyfn long hut dates from the post medieval/modern period, and is classified as a deserted rural settlement. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Waun Llechwedd Llyfn long hut 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 CD209.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Llywernog Lead and Silver Mine (5.4 km), Hen Bont, Pont-Erwyd (6.1 km), Round Barrow SW of Pen-Rhiwlas (6.2 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of Waun Llechwedd Llyfn long hut'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 Llechwedd Llyfn long hut stands on Llandovery Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Llandovery. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.