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Hut Circle Settlement at Gelli Gonan is a prehistoric domestic settlement located in Meirionnydd, Wales, comprising unenclosed hut circles of Bronze Age date. The site preserves evidence of circular or oval dwelling structures typical of Bronze Age upland settlement patterns in Wales, representing domestic occupation during the second millennium BCE. The settlement's location in the Meirionnydd uplands reflects the exploitation of moorland and pastoral resources characteristic of Bronze Age communities in this region. The site is recorded under Cadw's archaeological monuments schedule as SAM ME173, acknowledging its significance for understanding prehistoric settlement and subsistence strategies in medieval and later Welsh territory.
Hut Circle Settlement at Gelli Gonan is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference ME173. View the official record →
Hut Circle Settlement at Gelli Gonan is a prehistoric domestic settlement located in Meirionnydd, Wales, comprising unenclosed hut circles of Bronze Age date. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference ME173.
Hut Circle Settlement at Gelli Gonan 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 Settlement at Gelli Gonan 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 ME173.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Enclosed Hut Circle Settlement at Dolbelydr (8.5 km), Dol-ddinas Roman Earthworks (8.9 km), Enclosed Hut Circle Settlement South East of Yr Onen (9.5 km).
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