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Long Houses, Enclosures and Field Systems, Bardsey Island is a Medieval domestic settlement comprising rectangular huts and associated agricultural infrastructure located on Bardsey Island off the Conwy coast in Wales. The site represents a significant example of medieval rural settlement patterns, with the long houses typical of Welsh medieval domestic architecture from roughly the 13th to 16th centuries. The structures were arranged in conjunction with field boundaries and enclosures that demonstrate the organisation of agricultural land during this period. This settlement provides important archaeological evidence for understanding medieval Welsh farming communities and their adaptation to island environments, and is protected as a scheduled ancient monument under the Welsh heritage designation system.
Long Houses, Enclosures & Field Systems, Bardsey Island is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference CN186. View the official record →
Long Houses, Enclosures and Field Systems, Bardsey Island is a Medieval domestic settlement comprising rectangular huts and associated agricultural infrastructure located on Bardsey Island off the Conwy coast in Wales. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference CN186.
Long Houses, Enclosures & Field Systems, Bardsey Island dates from the medieval period, and is classified as a rectangular hut. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Long Houses, Enclosures & Field Systems, Bardsey Island 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 CN186.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including St Mary's Abbey, Bardsey Island (0.5 km), Cross-Inscribed Stone in the Chapel, Bardsey Island (0.6 km), Inscribed Stone in the Chapel, Bardsey Island (0.6 km).
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