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Moelfre Hill Deserted Rural Settlement is a Medieval domestic platform house located in Radnorshire, Wales. The site comprises a levelled platform typical of upland Welsh settlement patterns, suggesting occupation during the Medieval period when such structures formed the foundation for domestic dwellings across the region. The settlement's abandonment reflects broader patterns of rural depopulation and agricultural reorganisation that affected upland communities in Wales during the later Medieval and early post-Medieval centuries. As a Scheduled Ancient Monument (SAM RD171), the site represents significant archaeological evidence for understanding the evolution of Medieval Welsh rural settlement and domestic architecture in the Welsh borders region.
Moelfre Hill Deserted Rural Settlement is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference RD171. View the official record →
Moelfre Hill Deserted Rural Settlement is a Medieval domestic platform house located in Radnorshire, Wales. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference RD171.
Moelfre Hill Deserted Rural Settlement 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.
Moelfre Hill Deserted Rural Settlement 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 RD171.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Rhos Crug Round Barrows (5.7 km), Ffoeslaprey Settlement (5.9 km), Rhos-crug hut platform (W) (6.1 km).
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