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Fron-Galed Homestead is a prehistoric enclosed hut circle located in Meirionnydd, Wales, and represents settlement activity during the later prehistoric period. The site comprises a roundhouse structure associated with an enclosure, characteristic of domestic settlement patterns in upland Wales during the Iron Age and potentially earlier periods. The hut circle and its surrounding earthwork defences reflect the agricultural and pastoral economy of its inhabitants, with the enclosed arrangement suggesting both domestic and defensive purposes typical of Iron Age settlement strategy. As a scheduled ancient monument under Cadw protection, the site contributes to archaeological understanding of prehistoric settlement hierarchy and land use in the Meirionnydd region.
Fron-Galed Homestead is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference ME113. View the official record →
Fron-Galed Homestead is a prehistoric enclosed hut circle located in Meirionnydd, Wales, and represents settlement activity during the later prehistoric period. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference ME113.
Fron-Galed Homestead dates from the prehistoric period, and is classified as a enclosed hut circle. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Fron-Galed 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 ME113.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Enclosed Hut Circle Settlement and Long huts E of Egryn Abbey (2.4 km), Llwyn du Parc cairn (3.6 km), Bwlch y Rhiwgyr cairn (4.3 km).
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