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Cefn Corast Deserted Rural Settlement

A Scheduled Monument in Duhonw (Aberdunhonw), Powys

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Coordinates

Latitude: 52.1035 / 52°6'12"N

Longitude: -3.4619 / 3°27'42"W

OS Eastings: 299969

OS Northings: 246030

OS Grid: SN999460

Mapcode National: GBR YL.9MXS

Mapcode Global: VH5DP.YD68

Entry Name: Cefn Corast Deserted Rural Settlement

Scheduled Date: 15 December 2000

Source: Cadw

Source ID: 820

Cadw Legacy ID: BR289

Schedule Class: Domestic

Category: Rectangular hut

Period: Post Medieval/Modern

County: Powys

Community: Duhonw (Aberdunhonw)

Traditional County: Brecknockshire

Description

The monument comprises the remains of two rectangular huts, which probably date to the prehistoric/Medieval period. The huts are set within an embanked, irregularly shaped enclosure and appear to date to different phases, one lying on top of the other. They survive as low earth and stone foundations walls set on earth platforms.

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 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. Rectangular huts may be part of a larger cluster of settlement 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. It is a square with sides 100m long.

Source: Cadw

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