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Cors-y-Gedol Settlements and Field System is a post-medieval and modern domestic settlement located in Meirionnydd, Wales. The site comprises multiple settlement structures integrated within an organised field system characteristic of the agricultural landscape development of the post-medieval period. The arrangement of habitation sites and their associated field divisions reflects the pattern of rural settlement and land use in Wales during this era, providing archaeological evidence for domestic and agrarian practices of the communities who inhabited this upland region. The designation as a scheduled ancient monument recognises its value in understanding the evolution of Welsh settlement patterns and landscape organisation beyond the medieval period.
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 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 Britain.
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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