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Platform Houses on Coly Uchaf is a medieval domestic settlement comprising a series of artificially levelled platforms cut into sloping ground. The site, located in Wales and scheduled as an ancient monument under Cadw reference GM320, represents a form of upland settlement dating to the medieval period, when such platform constructions were employed to create level building surfaces on steep hillsides. The arrangement of platforms suggests multiple structures occupied the site, with the terracing technique allowing efficient use of marginal upland terrain for habitation. This type of settlement is characteristic of medieval Welsh domestic organisation in areas where natural topography required deliberate modification to accommodate building.
Platform Houses on Coly Uchaf is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference GM320. View the official record →
Platform Houses on Coly Uchaf is a medieval domestic settlement comprising a series of artificially levelled platforms cut into sloping ground. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference GM320.
Platform Houses on Coly Uchaf 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.
Platform Houses on Coly Uchaf 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 GM320.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Tir Lan round barrow cemetery (3.2 km), Brynbychan Round Cairn (4.3 km), Fforest Gwladys Roman practice camp (5 km).
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