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Coed Ddu house platforms and enclosure is a medieval settlement site located in Wales, comprising archaeological remains of domestic occupation and associated land management from the medieval period. The site consists of house platforms, which represent the levelled or deliberately constructed foundations of former dwellings, together with an enclosure that likely served both defensive and agricultural purposes typical of upland Welsh settlements. Such platforms are characteristic of medieval rural habitation in Wales, particularly in areas where stone construction or terracing was employed to create suitable settlement sites on sloping terrain. The remains at Coed Ddu contribute to understanding of medieval subsistence patterns and settlement organization in the Welsh landscape, reflecting the adaptation of communities to local topography and agricultural practices of the period.
Coed Ddu house platforms and enclosure is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference GM593. View the official record →
Coed Ddu house platforms and enclosure is a medieval settlement site located in Wales, comprising archaeological remains of domestic occupation and associated land management from the medieval period. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference GM593.
Coed Ddu house platforms and enclosure dates from the medieval period, and is classified as a house platform. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Coed Ddu house platforms and enclosure 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 GM593.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Pen-Rhiw-Angharad Round Cairns (7.3 km), Blaen-Cwmbach Camp (7.6 km), Blaen-Cwmbach Earthwork (7.7 km).
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