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Y Gyrn hut platforms is a house platform settlement located in Breconshire, Wales, dating to the post-medieval period. The site comprises a cluster of platforms indicating former domestic structures associated with pastoral and subsistence agriculture practised in the upland regions of Breconshire. The platforms represent a form of settlement characteristic of the post-medieval Welsh uplands, where communities engaged in mixed farming activities on marginal agricultural land. The physical remains demonstrate the pattern of settlement dispersal typical of this period and landscape, with the platforms preserving evidence of habitation strategy adapted to the local topography and economic conditions.
Y Gyrn hut platforms is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference BR392. View the official record →
Y Gyrn hut platforms is a house platform settlement located in Breconshire, Wales, dating to the post-medieval period. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference BR392.
Y Gyrn hut platforms dates from the post medieval/modern period, and is classified as a house platform. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Y Gyrn hut platforms 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 BR392.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Cefn Esgair-carnau Burnt Mound (8.3 km), Afon Hepste Settlement Enclosure (8.5 km), Glog Las round cairn (8.6 km).
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