Hafod yr Abad Deserted Rural Settlement

Cadw's description

Summary description and reason for designation

The following provides a general description of the Scheduled Monument.

The monument consists of a well-preserved and largely intact example of a deserted medieval monastic grange, represented by three well-preserved rectangular platforms, levelled areas of ground on which houses are built, cut into the hill slope. Platform I measures 27.5m by 9m, platform II 13.5m by 9m and platform III 15m by 10m.

The site forms an important element in a wider medieval and post-medieval upland landscape. The monument is of national importance for its potential to enhance our knowledge of settlement organisation. It retains significant archaeological potential, with a strong probability of the presence of associated archaeological features and deposits, including intact palaeo-environmental remains and preserved medieval or post-medieval ground surfaces below the monument. The structure itself may be expected to contain archaeological information concerning chronology and building techniques. A platform house may be part of a larger cluster of monuments 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.