Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Aberedw Hill Deserted Rural Settlement
Aberedw, Powys, Wales
A scheduled monument in Aberedw, Powys, recorded as Longhouse (Post Medieval/Modern).
The record
- Designation
- Scheduled monument
- Site type
- Longhouse
- Period
- Post Medieval/Modern
- Date of designation
- 30 June 1999
- Community
- Aberedw
- Unitary authority
- Powys
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates (centre of the scheduled area)
- 52.14097, -3.34226
- SAM number
- RD166
- Cadw record number
- 1581
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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)
- 1637 · Particular description of Wales. Cambria seu Wallia (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1899 · 196 Builth (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 consists of the remains of a longhouse, a barn or dwelling under one roof, probably dating to the medieval or post-medieval period. The longhouse is of stone construction and measures 16m x 5.5m and had three compartments, two of which had fireplaces utilising a shared chimney. There are also three earth house platforms and two platform houses with associated enclosures. The simple earth built house platforms measure between 12 and 16m in length by 9m wide and probably represent the earliest visible form of domestic occupation at the site. These were probably replaced by the two platform houses or hafods, both of which are associated with small banked enclosures. These, along with the longhouse are all set within a large earth and rubble banked enclosure.
The monument is of national importance for its potential to enhance our knowledge of medieval or post-medieval settlement organisation. It retains significant archaeological potential, with a strong probability of the presence of associated archaeological features and deposits. A longhouse may be part of a larger cluster of monuments and their importance can 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
- Aberedw Hill Round BarrowsRound Barrowunder 1 mi
- Llwyn-y-wrach standing stoneStanding Stoneunder 1 mi
- Milestone near Glanwye LodgeTransport1 mi
- Pen-castellDomestic1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.