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Unenclosed Hut Circle Settlement East of Garth-y-Foel is a prehistoric domestic settlement comprising unenclosed hut circles located in Meirionnydd, Wales. The site consists of the remains of circular or sub-circular structures characteristic of Bronze Age or Iron Age domestic occupation, representing an important example of upland settlement patterns in medieval Wales. The hut circles lack defensive enclosures, indicating a period of settlement predating formal fortification practices or reflecting open agricultural communities. As a designated scheduled ancient monument under Cadw (reference ME170), the site preserves evidence of prehistoric domestic life and settlement organisation on the Welsh uplands.
Unenclosed Hut Circle Settlement East of Garth-y-Foel is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference ME170. View the official record →
Unenclosed Hut Circle Settlement East of Garth-y-Foel is a prehistoric domestic settlement comprising unenclosed hut circles located in Meirionnydd, Wales. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference ME170.
Unenclosed Hut Circle Settlement East of Garth-y-Foel dates from the prehistoric period, and is classified as a unenclosed hut circle. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Unenclosed Hut Circle Settlement East of Garth-y-Foel 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 ME170.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Y Gyrn Round Cairns (8.6 km), Hut Circles East of Moel Geifr (8.8 km), Bryn Cader-Faner Round Cairn (9.2 km).
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