Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Fleminston Deserted Village
St. Athan, Vale of Glamorgan, Wales
A scheduled monument in St. Athan, Vale of Glamorgan, recorded as Deserted Medieval Village (Medieval).
The record
- Designation
- Scheduled monument
- Site type
- Deserted Medieval Village
- Period
- Medieval
- Community
- St. Athan
- Unitary authority
- Vale of Glamorgan
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates (centre of the scheduled area)
- 51.41881, -3.40298
- SAM number
- GM300
- Cadw record number
- 3692
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5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1636 map "Cornubia : Devonia, Somersetus, Dorcestria, Wiltonia, Glocestria ..." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1636 · Cornubia : Devonia, Somersetus, Dorcestria, Wiltonia, Glocestria ... (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1637 · The fourth table of England. Cornub. Devonia, Somerset etc. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1865 · England and Wales. England No. 6. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1897 · 262 Pontypridd (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1897 · 262 Pontypridd (Outline) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Summary description and reason for designation
The following provides a description of the Scheduled Ancient Monument.
The monument comprises the remains of a medieval deserted village. Situated on the south slope of the Thaw Valley. Earthworks, platforms and building footings are visible. A depression measuring c. 40m by 35m at the foot of the slope is likely to be a former pond and has the remains of an earth dam on the north with an outflow channel on the north-east. Traces of a hollow way run up and across the slope to the well defined earthworks of a group of small crofts and fields encompassing the sites of a least four former buildings platforms or huts.
The monument is of national importance for its potential to enhance our knowledge of medieval settlement. The monument forms an important element within the wider medieval context and the scheduled area may be expected to contain a wide range of archaeological information, including chronological detail and evidence in regard to construction techniques and agricultural methods.
The scheduled area comprises the remains described and areas around them within which related evidence may be expected to survive.
Nearby in the register
- Combination Farm Building at Flemingston CourtAgriculture and Subsistenceunder 1 mi
- Garden wall and House Ruins at Flemingston ManorDomesticunder 1 mi
- Flemingston Court FarmhouseDomesticunder 1 mi
- Yr Hen Fferm DyDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.