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Eithin-Fynydd Platform House Settlement is a deserted rural settlement located in Meirionnydd, Wales, dating to the medieval period. The site comprises the remains of a platform house, a characteristic form of domestic architecture found in upland Welsh communities, where the dwelling was constructed upon an artificially levelled platform to provide a stable foundation on sloping terrain. The settlement represents the pattern of medieval habitation in this region before eventual abandonment, reflecting the historical land use and social organisation of rural Meirionnydd during the medieval centuries.
Eithin-Fynydd Platform House Settlement is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference ME202. View the official record →
Eithin-Fynydd Platform House Settlement is a deserted rural settlement located in Meirionnydd, Wales, dating to the medieval period. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference ME202.
Eithin-Fynydd Platform House Settlement dates from the medieval period, and is classified as a deserted rural settlement. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Eithin-Fynydd Platform House Settlement 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 ME202.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Llys Bradwen Medieval Site (9.4 km), Arthog Standing Stones (9.4 km), Cyfannedd-Fach Homestead (9.5 km).
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