NPRN305728
Map ReferenceSS99SW
Grid ReferenceSS9086090540
Unitary (Local) AuthorityBridgend
Old CountyGlamorgan
CommunityGarw Valley
Type Of SiteFARMSTEAD
PeriodPost Medieval, Medieval
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Description
Denuded remains of small farmstead preserved at edge of improved pasture field, set on edge of promontory overlooking Pontycymer to the north-west. Remains comprise long hut shelved into hillslope, with D-shaped enclosure below, and remains of enclosure on slope above. Other ancilliary earthworks can be made out on aerial photographs. Discovered during RCAHMW aerial reconnaissance during Spring 2002. Neg ref: 2002/5016-65

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Some elements of this complex appear to be depicted on earlier eds. of OS County series (Glamorgan. XXVI.11 1877, 1899), but not therafter (3rd ed. - 1919).
J.Wiles 1.10.04