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House Platforms West of Dyffryn Wood is a medieval domestic settlement comprising a series of house platforms located in Wales. The site consists of earthwork remains representing the physical foundations and levelled ground surfaces characteristic of medieval rural habitation, typical of upland settlement patterns in Wales during the medieval period. Such platforms served as prepared ground for timber-framed or stone-built dwellings and reflect the domestic organisation of the medieval Welsh countryside. The site is recognised as a significant archaeological monument for understanding medieval settlement distribution and domestic construction practices in the region.
House Platforms West of Dyffryn Wood is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference GM549. View the official record →
House Platforms West of Dyffryn Wood is a medieval domestic settlement comprising a series of house platforms located in Wales. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference GM549.
House Platforms West of Dyffryn Wood dates from the medieval period, and is classified as a house platform. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
House Platforms West of Dyffryn Wood 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 GM549.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including St Margaret's Chapel (6.6 km), Remains of Brunel Dock, Briton Ferry (6.7 km), Mynydd y Gaer (Lower) Camp (7.1 km).
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