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Latitude: 52.9794 / 52°58'45"N
Longitude: -4.1567 / 4°9'24"W
OS Eastings: 255296
OS Northings: 344627
OS Grid: SH552446
Mapcode National: GBR 5N.JBRT
Mapcode Global: WH55D.3CWR
Entry Name: Braich y Cornel Hut Circle Settlement and Field System
Scheduled Date: 16 January 1998
Source: Cadw
Source ID: 886
Cadw Legacy ID: CN274
Schedule Class: Domestic
Category: Hut circle settlement
Period: Prehistoric
County: Gwynedd
Community: Dolbenmaen
Traditional County: Caernarfonshire
The monument comprises a remarkably well preserved example of an unenclosed hut circle settlement, probably dating to the Iron Age or Romano-British period (c. 800 BC - AD 400). The settlement consists of the stone foundations of three hut circles and an extensive field system situated on the slopes of Braich y Cornel overlooking Cwm Ystradllyn. Also present is a rectangular hut, probably dating to the medieval period.
The monument is of national importance for its potential to enhance our knowledge of prehistoric domestic life and social organisation. Excavations in the 1950s have demonstrated the archaeological potential of the site. A lack of subsequent disturbance suggests that the monument retains significant archaeological potential, with a strong probability of the presence of structural evidence and associated archaeological features and deposits, including internal and external floor levels. The site’s importance is enhanced by its location within an area known to have been intensively occupied during the later prehistoric period and by the evidence of re-occupation or longevity of use, at least into the medieval period.
Source: Cadw
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