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Upper House Platform House is a medieval domestic structure located in Radnorshire, Wales, identified as a platform house of the kind common to upland Welsh regions during the medieval period. The site comprises an artificial platform, a characteristic feature of Welsh platform houses, upon which a timber-framed dwelling once stood, with associated ancillary structures arranged within an enclosure. Dating to the medieval period, the monument represents a form of settlement typical of the Welsh uplands where such platforms served to provide level building ground in mountainous terrain. The site is recorded in the Cadw monument record under reference RD175 as a significant example of medieval domestic architecture from this region.
Upper House Platform House is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference RD175. View the official record →
Upper House Platform House is a medieval domestic structure located in Radnorshire, Wales, identified as a platform house of the kind common to upland Welsh regions during the medieval period. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference RD175.
Upper House Platform House 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.
Upper House Platform House 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 RD175.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Cwmblaenerw Enclosed Long Hut (5.6 km), Cwmblaenerw House Platforms (6.4 km), Builth Castle (6.7 km).
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