Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Y Gyrn hut platform (N)
Glyn Tarell, Powys, Wales
A scheduled monument in Glyn Tarell, Powys, recorded as House Platform (Post Medieval/Modern).
The record
- Designation
- Scheduled monument
- Site type
- House Platform
- Period
- Post Medieval/Modern
- Date of designation
- 23 January 2009
- Community
- Glyn Tarell
- Unitary authority
- Powys
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates (centre of the scheduled area)
- 51.89453, -3.47859
- SAM number
- BR390
- Cadw record number
- 4332
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5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1588 map "Ortelius, Abraham: Theatro De La Tierra Universal. 0" (Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Munich).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1588 · Ortelius, Abraham: Theatro De La Tierra Universal. 0 (Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Munich)
- 1608 · (13) Cambriae Typus. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1856 · 42. Brecon. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1898 · 213 Brecon (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 14. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Summary description and reason for designation
The following provides a general description of the Scheduled Ancient Monument.
The monument comprises the remains of a hut platform, probably dating to the late-medieval or post-medieval periods and situated within unenclosed moorland on a gently sloping terrace on the NW-facing slopes of Y Gyrn above Glyn Tarrell. The platform is subrectangular on plan and measures 11m from NW to SE by 6.5m transversely. It is terraced into the slope on its SE end up to a depth of 0.7m; and is terraced out over the slope on its NW end up to a height of 1m. The platform would once have supported a modest building and presumably represents the remains of a seasonal hafotai.
The monument is of national importance for its potential to enhance our knowledge of medieval and post medieval land use, settlement and economy. It is a relatively well preserved example of an upland settlement and retains great archaeological potential to enhance our knowledge of medieval and post medieval stock rearing practices in the upland zone, whether as permanent settlement, regular transhumance, or intermittent opportunistic expansion. The topographical and likely chronological association of the platform with similar monuments nearby (BR391, BR392 and BR393) further increases the importance of the site.
The scheduled area comprises the remains described and an area around them within which related evidence may be expected to survive. It is rectangular and measures 25m from NW to SE by 20m transversely.
Nearby in the register
- Y Gyrn longhutsDeserted Rural Settlementunder 1 mi
- Y Gyrn hut platformsHouse Platformunder 1 mi
- Y Gyrn Hut Platform (S)House Platformunder 1 mi
- Cow-byre on E side of yard at BlaenglynAgriculture and Subsistenceunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.