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Rhos-crug hut platform (E) is a medieval house platform located in Wales and protected by Cadw under reference RD267. The site represents the archaeological remains of a domestic dwelling from the medieval period, preserved as a platform or levelled terrace where a timber-framed or stone-built house once stood.
The monument lies upon bedrock of Ludlow Rocks (Undifferentiated), a geological formation of the Ludlow period composed of mudstone, siltstone and sandstone. This stable foundation of mixed sedimentary rock would have provided adequate drainage and bearing capacity for medieval settlement, whilst the surrounding landscape would have offered resources typical of Welsh upland communities of the period.
As a hut platform, the site represents evidence of medieval rural settlement patterns in Wales. Such platforms are created when building activity levels the ground, often removing topsoil and creating a distinctive terrace visible in the landscape. The designation as a separate platform (marked E) suggests it formed part of a group of medieval structures at Rhos-crug, typical of nucleated settlement clusters or hamlets from this era. The site remains an important record of domestic life and land use during the medieval period in Wales.
Rhos-crug hut platform (E) is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference RD267. View the official record →
Rhos-crug hut platform (E) is a medieval house platform located in Wales and protected by Cadw under reference RD267.
Rhos-crug hut platform (E) 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 hut platform (E) 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 RD267.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Mound & Bailey Castle, Bleddfa (6.1 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 hut platform (E)'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 hut platform (E) stands on Ludlow Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Ludlow. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.