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Cors-y-Gedol Settlements and Field System is a Post Medieval and Modern domestic settlement and associated field system located in Meirionnydd, Wales. The site comprises the remains of human occupation and agricultural management of the landscape dating from the Post Medieval period through to modern times, reflecting the sustained use of this upland area for pastoral and domestic purposes. The field system demonstrates the organized division and exploitation of the surrounding terrain, typical of Welsh upland settlements during this period. The designation as a Scheduled Ancient Monument reflects the archaeological and historical importance of the site in understanding the development and character of rural settlement patterns in medieval and post-medieval Meirionnydd.
Cors-y-Gedol Settlements & Field System is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference ME128. View the official record →
Cors-y-Gedol Settlements and Field System is a Post Medieval and Modern domestic settlement and associated field system located in Meirionnydd, Wales. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference ME128.
Cors-y-Gedol Settlements & Field System dates from the post medieval/modern period, and is classified as a settlement. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Cors-y-Gedol Settlements & Field System 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 ME128.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bwlch y Rhiwgyr, cairn 350m to SW of (3.8 km), Deserted Rural Settlement South of Ffridd Olchfa (4.5 km), Cerrig Arthur Stone Circle (4.8 km).
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