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Afon Goch Deserted Rural Settlement is a post-medieval domestic site located in Meirionnydd, Wales, comprising the remains of a longhouse and associated settlement structures. The site represents a form of pastoral agricultural habitation typical of upland Welsh communities from the early modern period onwards, reflecting the mixed farming practices and social organisation of rural Welsh society. The longhouse structure itself, which would have accommodated both human inhabitants and livestock under a single roof with a shared entrance, exemplifies the vernacular building traditions characteristic of Welsh rural architecture during this period. The settlement's subsequent abandonment and survival as archaeological remains provide evidence of changing land use, population mobility, and economic pressures that affected upland Welsh communities in the post-medieval era.
Afon Goch Deserted Rural Settlement is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference ME191. View the official record →
Afon Goch Deserted Rural Settlement is a post-medieval domestic site located in Meirionnydd, Wales, comprising the remains of a longhouse and associated settlement structures. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference ME191.
Afon Goch Deserted Rural Settlement dates from the post medieval/modern period, and is classified as a longhouse. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Afon Goch Deserted Rural Settlement is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Cadw — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in Wales. The official designation reference is ME191.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Dol-ddinas Roman Earthworks (3.4 km), Enclosed Hut Circle Settlement at Dolbelydr (3.9 km), Castell Prysor (4 km).
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