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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 reference Cadw SAM ME117. The site comprises a concentric circular enclosure that reflects Iron Age settlement patterns and agricultural practices in upland Wales, dating to the later prehistoric period. The monument's physical form, characterised by its concentric defensive or stock-control boundaries, provides evidence of domestic occupation and pastoral subsistence strategies typical of prehistoric Welsh communities. Such homestead sites are significant for understanding prehistoric settlement distribution, land use, and the relationship between domestic and agricultural spaces in the Welsh landscape during the Iron Age.
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 reference Cadw SAM 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 the UK.
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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