Scheduled Monuments- Full Report
Summary Description of a Scheduled Monument
Reference Number
ME166
Name
Hut Circle Settlement North-East of Moel-y-Gerddi
Date of Designation
12/12/1997
Status
Designated
Location
Unitary Authority
Gwynedd
Community
Llanfair
Easting
263013
Northing
331993
Broad Class
Domestic
Site Type
Unenclosed hut circle
Period
Prehistoric
Description
Summary Description and Reason for Designation
The following provides a general description of the Scheduled Ancient Monument.
The monument comprises the well preserved remains of a compact, unenclosed settlement consisting of a group of at least five, possibly seven round huts with a contemporary field system marked by lengths of curvilinear walls. The monument probably dates to the Iron Age or Romano-British period (c.800 BC - AD 400).
The monument is of national importance for its potential to enhance our knowledge of later prehistoric domestic construction practices. The monument retains significant archaeological potential and there is a strong probability that structural evidence has survived, together with internal and external floor surfaces. The site also has potential for surviving environmental evidence.
The scheduled area comprises the remains described and areas around them within which related evidence may be expected to survive.