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Three Platform Houses on Cefn Brithdir is a group of medieval domestic structures consisting of three platform houses located in Wales. The site comprises earthwork remains of platforms cut into the hillside, typical of upland settlement patterns in medieval Wales where such levelled platforms provided foundation sites for timber or stone dwellings on sloping terrain. The structures are scheduled as an ancient monument under Cadw reference GM317, reflecting their archaeological significance for understanding rural domestic settlement and land use in the medieval period. The platform house tradition was particularly prevalent in Welsh upland regions during the medieval centuries, where communities adapted settlement patterns to challenging topography.
Three Platform Houses on Cefn Brithdir is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference GM317. View the official record →
Three Platform Houses on Cefn Brithdir is a group of medieval domestic structures consisting of three platform houses located in Wales. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference GM317.
Three Platform Houses on Cefn Brithdir 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.
Three Platform Houses on Cefn Brithdir 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 GM317.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Capel Gwladys (3.8 km), Fforest Gwladys Roman practice camp (4 km), Rectangular Earthworks 530m SSW of Heol-Ddu-Uchaf (4 km).
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