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Enclosed Hut Circle Settlement at Dolbelydr is a prehistoric domestic settlement located in Meirionnydd, Wales, comprising an enclosed hut circle of Iron Age or Late Bronze Age date. The site consists of a circular or sub-circular stone-built structure situated within an enclosing earthwork or stone boundary, a settlement form characteristic of upland pastoral communities in Wales during the later prehistoric period. The hut circle itself would have served as a domestic dwelling, whilst the enclosure likely functioned to protect livestock and demarcate the settlement boundary. The site represents important evidence of domestic life and land use patterns among prehistoric communities in the upland regions of Gwynedd.
Enclosed Hut Circle Settlement at Dolbelydr is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference ME174. View the official record →
Enclosed Hut Circle Settlement at Dolbelydr is a prehistoric domestic settlement located in Meirionnydd, Wales, comprising an enclosed hut circle of Iron Age or Late Bronze Age date. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference ME174.
Enclosed Hut Circle Settlement at Dolbelydr dates from the prehistoric period, and is classified as a enclosed hut circle. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Enclosed Hut Circle Settlement at Dolbelydr 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 ME174.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Roman Road extending SE 650m from Llyn Hiraethlyn toward Glasgoed (2.1 km), Enclosed Hut Circle Settlement at Ffridd Bodyfuddau (3.5 km), Hut Circle and Field System at Craiglaseithin (4.1 km).
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