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Cefn Wylfre Platform House is a medieval domestic structure located in Radnorshire, Wales, situated on an artificially raised platform typical of Welsh upland settlements of the medieval period. The site represents a form of settlement architecture adapted to the challenging terrain of mid-Wales, where platform construction provided level building ground and potential defensive advantages. Dating to the medieval period, this platform house exemplifies the domestic building practices of rural Welsh communities during the later Middle Ages, when such structures served as family homesteads in the pastoral uplands of Radnorshire. The monument's survival provides archaeological evidence for understanding the material culture and settlement patterns of medieval Welsh society in this region.
Cefn Wylfre Platform House is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference RD179. View the official record →
Cefn Wylfre Platform House is a medieval domestic structure located in Radnorshire, Wales, situated on an artificially raised platform typical of Welsh upland settlements of the medieval period. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference RD179.
Cefn Wylfre Platform House dates from the medieval period, and is classified as a platform house. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Cefn Wylfre Platform House 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 RD179.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Begwns standing stone (5.9 km), Castle Mound 400m N of Cefnige (6.1 km), Begwns round cairn (6.1 km).
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