Scheduled Monuments- Full Report
Summary Description of a Scheduled Monument
Reference Number
ME176
Name
Hut Circle West of Merthyr Farm
Date of Designation
21/05/1998
Status
Designated
Location
Unitary Authority
Gwynedd
Community
Harlech
Easting
259716
Northing
331959
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 well-preserved remains of a single, substantially built and unusually large hut circle, that 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 scheduled area comprises the remains described and areas around them within which related evidence may be expected to survive.