Scheduled Monuments- Full Report
Summary Description of a Scheduled Monument
Reference Number
ME218
Name
Llyn Gafr Hut Circle
Date of Designation
20/02/2003
Status
Designated
Location
Unitary Authority
Gwynedd
Community
Dolgellau
Easting
271130
Northing
313989
Broad Class
Domestic
Site Type
Hut Circle Settlement
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 and largely intact example of a prehistoric hut circle, the foundations of a round house, probably dating to the Early Bronze Age (2000-1500 BC) or to the Iron Age (c. 700 BC-AD 43). The monument consists of a circular bank of heather-covered stones some 10m in external diameter, 2m wide and 1m high, with a well-defined entrance at the south-east. The site sits on a platform cut into a slight promontory overlooking the southern margins of Llyn Gafr on the north face of Cadair Idris.
The monument is of national importance for its potential to enhance our knowledge of prehistoric domestic life and social organisation. It forms an important element in a wider prehistoric upland landscape. The monument retains significant archaeological potential, with a strong probability of the presence of structural evidence and associated archaeological features and deposits, including preserved prehistoric ground surfaces below the monument.
The scheduled area comprises the remains described and areas around them within which related evidence may be expected to survive.