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Llidiart-Garw Platform House and Paddock is a medieval domestic settlement in Wales, protected by Cadw under reference ME112. The site comprises a platform house—a dwelling built upon an artificially levelled or terraced platform—together with an associated paddock. This form of settlement was characteristic of upland Welsh communities during the medieval period, where such platforms served to create level building ground on sloping terrain whilst simultaneously providing drainage and defensive advantage.
The monument sits on bedrock composed of Middle Cambrian mudstone, siltstone and sandstone, geological formations that have shaped the local landscape since their deposition over 500 million years ago. These soft sedimentary rocks would have influenced both the construction techniques available to medieval inhabitants and the long-term stability of the terraced platform itself.
As a platform house site, Llidiart-Garw represents an important category of medieval Welsh settlement archaeology. The combination of the residential platform with its associated paddock indicates a pastoral farming economy integrated with domestic occupation. Such sites provide evidence for medieval land use, settlement patterns and the practical adaptation of upland communities to their physical environment.
Llidiart-Garw Platform House and Paddock is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference ME112. View the official record →
Llidiart-Garw Platform House and Paddock is a medieval domestic settlement in Wales, protected by Cadw under reference ME112.
Llidiart-Garw Platform House and Paddock dates from the medieval period, and is classified as a platform house. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Llidiart-Garw Platform House and Paddock 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 ME112.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Clogwyn Arllef Hillfort & Field System (4.9 km), Hut Circle Settlement East of Caer-Cynog (5.9 km), Medieval Ecclesiastical Structure SE of Ty'n y Coed Cottage (6 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of Llidiart-Garw Platform House and Paddock's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Llidiart-Garw Platform House and Paddock stands on Middle Cambrian, bedrock that formed in the Middle Cambrian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.