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Rhos-crug Hill settlement is a medieval house platform located in Wales and protected by Cadw under reference RD268. The site sits upon bedrock of Ludlow Rocks, composed of mudstone, siltstone and sandstone laid down during the Ludlow period in the Paleozoic era. This solid geological foundation would have offered stability for domestic occupation during the medieval period.
The house platform represents a characteristic form of medieval settlement found across Wales, where domestic buildings were positioned on artificially levelled or modified ground. Such platforms allowed medieval families to create level floors within sloping terrain, a practical solution common in upland and hilly areas. The underlying Ludlow Rocks geology, with its mix of fine sedimentary stones, would have provided suitable material for foundations and structural rubble.
The preservation of this settlement platform offers evidence of medieval domestic life and settlement patterns in the Welsh landscape. The site's location and survival as an archaeological feature contribute to understanding how medieval communities adapted to the terrain and geology of their surroundings. Its protection under Cadw ensures this record of settlement remains available for study and interpretation.
Rhos-crug Hill settlement is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference RD268. View the official record →
Rhos-crug Hill settlement is a medieval house platform located in Wales and protected by Cadw under reference RD268.
Rhos-crug Hill settlement dates from the medieval period, and is classified as a house platform. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Rhos-crug Hill 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 RD268.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Mound & Bailey Castle, Bleddfa (6.2 km), Shepherd's Tump round barrow (8.3 km), Black Mixen, round barrow to NW of (8.4 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of Rhos-crug Hill settlement's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Rhos-crug Hill settlement stands on Ludlow Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Ludlow. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.