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Maes y Caerau Homestead is a prehistoric enclosed hut circle located in Meirionnydd, Wales, designated as a Scheduled Ancient Monument under Cadw reference ME117. The site consists of a concentric circular enclosure characteristic of Iron Age settlement patterns in Wales, featuring the remains of a domestic structure positioned within defensive or stock-control earthworks. The monument represents evidence of agricultural subsistence strategies during the prehistoric period, when such enclosed homesteads served as integrated units for habitation and the management of livestock. The physical remains comprise circular or oval ditched enclosures typical of Welsh upland settlement, reflecting the settlement hierarchy and economic organisation of Iron Age communities in the region.
Maes y Caerau Homestead is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference ME117. View the official record →
Maes y Caerau Homestead is a prehistoric enclosed hut circle located in Meirionnydd, Wales, designated as a Scheduled Ancient Monument under Cadw reference ME117. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference ME117.
Maes y Caerau Homestead dates from the prehistoric period, and is classified as a concentric enclosed hut circle. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Maes y Caerau Homestead 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 ME117.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Tyddyn Du Enclosed Settlement (7.8 km), Hut Circle South of Tyddyn-Du (7.8 km), Enclosure and Early Field System North of Fronhill, Llanfair (8.2 km).
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