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Eithin-Fynydd Platform House Settlement is a medieval deserted rural settlement located in Wales and protected as a monument of national importance by Cadw under reference ME202. The site sits upon Lower Cambrian bedrock composed of undifferentiated mudstone, siltstone and sandstone that formed during the Early Cambrian period, creating soils typical of upland Welsh terrain.
The settlement represents the remains of a platform house, a distinctive Welsh medieval dwelling type in which the living quarters were constructed upon an artificially levelled or partially excavated platform cut into the hillside. This building method provided structural stability and drainage on sloping ground whilst minimising the need for substantial stone foundations. The platform itself often survives as an archaeological feature long after the superstructure has disappeared.
As a deserted settlement, Eithin-Fynydd testifies to the patterns of rural habitation and abandonment that characterised the Welsh uplands during the medieval period. The survival of platform features and associated earthworks allows archaeologists to understand the layout and scale of such communities. The site's protection reflects the importance of studying these settlements to reconstruct medieval Welsh rural life and landscape use.
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 medieval deserted rural settlement located in Wales and protected as a monument of national importance 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).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of Eithin-Fynydd Platform House Settlement's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Eithin-Fynydd Platform House Settlement stands on Lower Cambrian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Early Cambrian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.