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Gellidywyll Platform Settlement is a deserted medieval domestic settlement located in Radnorshire, Wales, designated as a Scheduled Ancient Monument under reference RD168. The site comprises a series of platforms and associated earthworks that represent the footprints of medieval structures, characteristic of the upland pastoral settlements that were established across mid-Wales during the medieval period. The platform bases indicate dwellings arranged within what would have been a small rural community, reflecting the dispersed settlement patterns typical of Radnorshire's medieval landscape. The abandonment of such settlements, evident in the archaeological remains at Gellidywyll, reflects broader patterns of settlement shift and economic change across the Welsh uplands during and after the medieval period.
Gellidywyll Platform Settlement is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference RD168. View the official record →
Gellidywyll Platform Settlement is a deserted medieval domestic settlement located in Radnorshire, Wales, designated as a Scheduled Ancient Monument under reference RD168. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference RD168.
Gellidywyll Platform 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 Britain.
Gellidywyll Platform 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 RD168.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Llanbedr Hill Cist Cairn (4.4 km), Llanbedr Hill Platform House (4.9 km), Lane Farm Round Barrow (6.7 km).
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