Scheduled Monuments- Full Report
Summary Description of a Scheduled Monument
Reference Number
ME170
Name
Unenclosed Hut Circle Settlement East of Garth-y-Foel
Date of Designation
09/01/1998
Status
Designated
Location
Unitary Authority
Gwynedd
Community
Llanfrothen
Easting
262566
Northing
344263
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 a well-preserved example of an unenclosed round hut settlement that probably dates to the Iron Age or Romano-British period (c.800 BC - AD 400). The settlement consists of three closely grouped huts set near the banks of the Afon Croesor, and a fourth isolated hut above the main group on a higher shelf. Also present are a number of associated enclosures or yards. The huts have been constructed using different methods and two are examples of rare and unusual sub-circular huts. It is possible that the settlement could have been occupied over a long period of time.
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.