Scheduled Monuments- Full Report
Summary Description of a Scheduled Monument
Reference Number
GM375
Name
Area of Shrunken Medieval Village
Date of Designation
08/01/1976
Status
Designated
Location
Unitary Authority
Vale of Glamorgan
Community
St. Donats
Easting
292662
Northing
169430
Broad Class
Domestic
Site Type
Shrunken Medieval Village
Period
Medieval
Description
Summary Description and Reason for Designation
The following provides a general description of the Scheduled Ancient Monument.
The monument consists of a shrunken village dating to the medieval period. This is a settlement where previous house sites are now unoccupied, but visible as earthworks, crop or soil marks. An extensive area of earthworks to the north-east of the present village of Marcross is bisected by the road from Marcross to Llantwit-Major. The well defined earthworks mark the site of a number of houses, house platforms and their associated gardens and trackways.
The monument 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.
The scheduled area comprises the remains described and areas around them within which related evidence may be expected to survive.