Scheduled Monuments- Full Report
Summary Description of a Scheduled Monument
Reference Number
ME177
Name
Hut Circle South of Cyfannedd Fawr
Date of Designation
27/04/1998
Status
Designated
Location
Unitary Authority
Gwynedd
Community
Arthog
Easting
263380
Northing
311740
Broad Class
Religious, Ritual and Funerary
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 superimposed foundations of two non-contemporary hut circles that probably date to the Iron Age or Romano-British period (c.800 BC - AD 400) and a later cairn containing a stone cist. Excavations have shown this to be a well-preserved, complete and complex site of considerable archaeological interest. The site demonstrates a complicated constructional history indicative of long term use and continuity of occupation.
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 significance of the site is further enhanced by the presence of the other, less well understood settlement sites in the vicinity.
The scheduled area comprises the remains described and areas around them within which related evidence may be expected to survive.