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Y Gyrn hut platforms is a house platform site located in Breconshire, Wales, dating to the Post-Medieval period and representing evidence of agricultural settlement and subsistence practices. The site comprises earthwork platforms typical of upland Welsh habitation, where dwellings were constructed on levelled ground to accommodate building on sloping terrain. Such platforms are characteristic of dispersed rural settlement patterns in Welsh upland areas during the Post-Medieval and early Modern periods, reflecting the agricultural economy and social organisation of the region. The site's designation as a Scheduled Ancient Monument recognises its archaeological significance as evidence of past settlement patterns and land use in Breconshire.
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 site located in Breconshire, Wales, dating to the Post-Medieval period and representing evidence of agricultural settlement and subsistence practices. 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 the UK.
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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