Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Nant Yspryd Glan Deserted Rural Settlement
Pontarfynach, Ceredigion, Wales
A scheduled monument in Pontarfynach, Ceredigion, recorded as Deserted Rural Settlement (Post Medieval/Modern).
The record
- Designation
- Scheduled monument
- Site type
- Deserted Rural Settlement
- Period
- Post Medieval/Modern
- Date of designation
- 22 November 2000
- Community
- Pontarfynach
- Unitary authority
- Ceredigion
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates (centre of the scheduled area)
- 52.38722, -3.74861
- SAM number
- CD195
- Cadw record number
- 1649
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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)
- 1883 · Watershed map England, Wales 3. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1898 · 179 Rhyader (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 Monument.
The monument comprises a small upland settlement, which probably dates to the prehistoric/Medieval period. The settlement consists of the ruined remains of two rectangular dwellings and a simple stone shelter built close beside the Nant Yspryd-gwyn. The two dwellings were 9 and 12m long respectively, with two internal compartments. The outer walls were stone but the roofs would have been constructed from perishable materials. The shelter may have been contemporary with the dwellings but could also have been used as a simple shepherd’s shelter.
The monument is of national importance for its potential to enhance our knowledge of prehistoric/medieval settlement. The monument forms an important element within the wider prehistoric/medieval context. The scheduled area may be expected to contain a wide range of archaeological information, including floor levels and other internal features preserved beneath the collapsed walling, as well as evidence in regard to chronological detail, construction techniques and agricultural methods. Rectangular huts may be part of a larger cluster of settlements and their importance can be further enhanced by their group value.
The scheduled area comprises the remains described and areas around them within which related evidence may be expected to survive.
Nearby in the register
- Pen y Garn CairnRound Cairnunder 1 mi
- Lluest Nantycreuau Deserted Rural SettlementDeserted Rural Settlement2 mi
- Copa Hill/Cwmystwyth Lead, Copper and Zinc MinesLead Mine2 mi
- Ty-llwydDomestic2 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.