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Platform Houses on East Side of Gelligaer Common is a medieval domestic settlement comprising earthwork remains of platform houses located on Gelligaer Common in Caerphilly County Borough, Wales. The site consists of levelled platforms cut into the hillside, a characteristic constructional technique employed in upland Welsh settlements during the medieval period to create habitable surfaces on sloping terrain. These platforms supported timber or stone structures and represent a form of dispersed rural occupation typical of Welsh upland communities. The site is scheduled as an ancient monument under the designation GM311, reflecting its archaeological importance as evidence of medieval settlement patterns and domestic organisation in the Welsh hills.
Platform Houses on East Side of Gelligaer Common is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference GM311. View the official record →
Platform Houses on East Side of Gelligaer Common is a medieval domestic settlement comprising earthwork remains of platform houses located on Gelligaer Common in Caerphilly County Borough, Wales. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference GM311.
Platform Houses on East Side of Gelligaer Common 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 East Side of Gelligaer Common 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 GM311.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Capel Gwladys (3.3 km), Fforest Gwladys Roman practice camp (3.7 km), Coed Cae Round Cairns (3.7 km).
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