Scheduled Monuments- Full Report
Summary Description of a Scheduled Monument
Reference Number
CN247
Name
Hut circle settlement above Afon Goch
Date of Designation
21/01/1997
Status
Designated
Location
Unitary Authority
Gwynedd
Community
Beddgelert
Easting
258797
Northing
346157
Broad Class
Domestic
Site Type
Hut Circle Settlement
Period
Prehistoric
Description
Summary Description and Reason for Designation
The following provides a general description of the Scheduled Monument.
The monument comprises two very similar and unusually well-preserved huts dating from the Iron Age or Romano-British period (c. 800 BC - AD 400). They lie on a level saddle below a low hill in an area of upland pasture between the flanks of Moel Hebog and the Aberglaslyn pass.
The monument is of national importance for its potential to enhance our knowledge of prehistoric domestic life and social organisation. The importance of this small settlement lies in its completeness and the lack of any later use or disturbance. It retains significant archaeological potential, with a strong probability of the presence of structural evidence and associated archaeological features and deposits. The monument also has group value for its locational association with similar sites nearby.
The scheduled area comprises the remains described and areas around them within which related evidence may be expected to survive.