Scheduled Monuments- Full Report
Summary Description of a Scheduled Monument
Reference Number
CN263
Name
Hut Circle Settlement at Ffos Coetmor
Date of Designation
12/12/1997
Status
Designated
Location
Unitary Authority
Gwynedd
Community
Bethesda
Easting
262932
Northing
367338
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 Monument.
The monument comprises the remains of a well preserved compact hut circle settlement that probably dates to the Iron Age or Romano-British period (c.800 BC - AD 400). The site consists of two stone-built circular huts and an associated oval enclosure or yard. A variety of structural elements survive.
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 scheduled area comprises the remains described and areas around them within which related evidence may be expected to survive.