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Y Cwrt is a deserted rural settlement in Breconshire comprising the remains of a medieval domestic platform house. The site is situated within a landscape of historic land division and represents the archaeological evidence of medieval settlement patterns in the upland regions of South Wales. The platform structure and associated earthworks indicate occupation during the medieval period, reflecting the agricultural economy and domestic organisation of rural communities in this area. Such settlement sites are significant for understanding the distribution and character of medieval habitation in Breconshire before the consolidation of settlement patterns in later centuries.
Y Cwrt Deserted Rural Settlement is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference BR299. View the official record →
Y Cwrt is a deserted rural settlement in Breconshire comprising the remains of a medieval domestic platform house. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference BR299.
Y Cwrt Deserted Rural Settlement dates from the medieval period, and is classified as a platform house. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Y Cwrt 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 BR299.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Tramroad Bridge, Bailey's Tramroad, Govilon (8.2 km), Iron Furnace SW of Clydach (8.4 km), St. Faith's Churchyard Cross, Llanfoist (8.5 km).
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