Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Cwm Caseg Deserted Rural Settlement
Llanllechid, Gwynedd, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Scheduled monument
- Site type
- Deserted Rural Settlement
- Period
- Medieval
- Date of designation
- 31 August 1999
- Community
- Llanllechid
- Unitary authority
- Gwynedd
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates (centre of the scheduled area)
- 53.17740, -4.02549
- SAM number
- CN314
- Cadw record number
- 3838
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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Shown on 5 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1896 "Sheet 7. Ordnance Survey of England and Wales." (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 consists of the remains of a small deserted rural settlement, probably dating to the medieval period. It comprises the stone foundations of two small long huts, probably of contemporary date, along with a number of associated agricultural structures, including a likely ancillary building or shelter and a large enclosure. The two dwellings are well preserved and one displays evidence for a central hearth.
The monument has archaeological importance because of the variety of features present, their state of preservation and the lack of disturbance. It is of national importance for its potential to enhance our knowledge of medieval settlement organisation. It retains significant archaeological potential, with a strong probability of the presence of associated archaeological features and deposits. A deserted rural settlement 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.
Nearby in the register
- Settlement between Cil-Twllan and Tan-y-GarthPlatform houseunder 1 mi
- Tan-y-garth bachDomesticunder 1 mi
- Huts & Enclosures in Cwm CasegSettlementunder 1 mi
- Hut Circle Settlement on Mynydd DuUnenclosed hut circleunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.