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Hut Circle at Gellfawr is a prehistoric domestic structure located in Meirionnydd, Wales. The site represents an unenclosed hut circle, a form of Bronze Age or Iron Age domestic settlement characteristic of upland regions in Wales during the later prehistoric period. The monument survives as an archaeological earthwork and contributes to the understanding of settlement patterns and domestic life in prehistoric Wales, where such structures were typically used as dwelling places by pastoral and agricultural communities. The site is protected as a scheduled ancient monument under the Cadw designation ME179.
Hut Circle at Gellfawr is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference ME179. View the official record →
Hut Circle at Gellfawr is a prehistoric domestic structure located in Meirionnydd, Wales. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference ME179.
Hut Circle at Gellfawr dates from the prehistoric period, and is classified as a unenclosed hut circle. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Hut Circle at Gellfawr 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 ME179.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Hut Enclosure and Early Field System South of Mynydd Graigwen (5.3 km), Group of Standing Stones 810m South West of Bryn Seward (5.5 km), Parth-y-Gwyddwch, Standing Stones 150m N of (6.7 km).
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