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Hut Circle at Gellfawr is a prehistoric domestic structure located in Meirionnydd, Wales, designated as a Scheduled Ancient Monument under the reference ME179. The site comprises an unenclosed hut circle dating to the Bronze Age or Iron Age period, representing evidence of early settlement patterns in upland Wales. The monument consists of a roughly circular depression or platform, which marks the footprint of a prehistoric dwelling, typical of the domestic architecture found across the Welsh uplands during these periods. Such hut circles provide important archaeological evidence for understanding prehistoric settlement distribution, subsistence strategies, and the exploitation of marginal upland environments in Iron Age and Bronze Age communities.
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, designated as a Scheduled Ancient Monument under the reference ME179. 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 Britain.
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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