Scheduled Monuments- Full Report
Summary Description of a Scheduled Monument
Reference Number
CN245
Name
Hut Circle Settlement on Caer Mynydd
Date of Designation
13/02/1997
Status
Designated
Location
Unitary Authority
Gwynedd
Community
Aber
Easting
265717
Northing
371392
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 Ancient Monument.
The monument comprises two well preserved hut circles, dating to the Iron Age or Romano-British periods (c. 800 BC - AD 400). They lie on the gently sloping upland pasture of Caer Mynydd within an extensive early field system which represents part of a wider relic landscape.
The monument is of national importance for its potential to enhance our knowledge of prehistoric domestic life and social organisation. Its significance lies in the quality of the preservation and the site retains significant archaeological potential, with a strong probability of the presence of structural evidence and associated archaeological features and deposits. The huts' association with the adjacent field system and indeed with other broadly contemporary monuments nearby, gives the site an additional group value.
The scheduled area comprises the remains described and areas around them within which related evidence may be expected to survive.