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Cyfannedd-Fach Homestead is a medieval domestic platform house located in Meirionnydd, Wales. The structure represents a form of settlement typical of upland Welsh communities during the medieval period, constructed on a levelled platform which provided both practical advantages for building and defensive positioning. The homestead exemplifies the domestic architecture of rural medieval Wales, where such platform houses served as residences for farming families engaged in pastoral and agricultural activities suited to the challenging terrain of Meirionnydd. The site remains significant as evidence of settlement patterns and building practices in medieval Welsh upland zones.
Cyfannedd-Fach Homestead is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference ME101. View the official record →
Cyfannedd-Fach Homestead is a medieval domestic platform house located in Meirionnydd, Wales. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference ME101.
Cyfannedd-Fach Homestead dates from the medieval period, and is classified as a platform house. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Cyfannedd-Fach Homestead 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 ME101.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Allt Lwyd Cairn II (5 km), Allt Lwyd Cairn I (5.3 km), Allt Lwyd Bronze Age Ritual Complex (5.4 km).
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