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Cwm Tywyll House Platforms is a medieval domestic settlement located in Denbighshire, Wales, comprising earthwork platforms that once supported residential structures. The site consists of levelled ground features typical of upland Welsh house platforms, which were constructed to create suitable building foundations on sloping terrain during the medieval period. Such platforms represent an important class of evidence for understanding rural settlement patterns and domestic occupation in medieval Wales, particularly in areas where stone-built structures were less common and timber or cruck-framed buildings predominated. The site's preservation as earthworks makes it a valuable archaeological resource for studying the organization and scale of medieval domestic life in the upland regions of north Wales.
Cwm Tywyll House Platforms is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference DE249. View the official record →
Cwm Tywyll House Platforms is a medieval domestic settlement located in Denbighshire, Wales, comprising earthwork platforms that once supported residential structures. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference DE249.
Cwm Tywyll House Platforms dates from the medieval period, and is classified as a house platform. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Cwm Tywyll House Platforms 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 DE249.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Cwm Rhiwiau Stone Circle (3.6 km), Rhos-y-Beddau Stone Circle, Avenue and Cairn (3.9 km), Afon Disgynfa Cairn (4.9 km).
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