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Latitude: 52.9186 / 52°55'6"N
Longitude: -4.1401 / 4°8'24"W
OS Eastings: 256205
OS Northings: 337829
OS Grid: SH562378
Mapcode National: GBR 5P.N2S0
Mapcode Global: WH55L.CWRX
Entry Name: Enclosed Hut Group in Parc-y-Borth
Scheduled Date: 19 December 1997
Source: Cadw
Source ID: 1504
Cadw Legacy ID: CN270
Schedule Class: Domestic
Category: Enclosed hut circle
Period: Prehistoric
County: Gwynedd
Community: Porthmadog
Built-Up Area: Porthmadog
Traditional County: Caernarfonshire
The monument comprises the remains of small, compact settlement or single homestead comprising two circular huts set within a sub-oval enclosure. The monument dates to the Iron Age or Romano-British period (c. 800 BC - AD 400). This is a complete and well preserved settlement of proven antiquity from finds discovered in the past.
The monument is of particular interest due to its survival in a lowland area where this type of earth constructed site is rare. It is of national importance for its potential to enhance our knowledge of prehistoric settlement practices. It is an important relic of the prehistoric landscape and retains significant archaeological potential. There is a strong probability of the presence of environmental and structural evidence, including preserved internal and external floor levels.
The scheduled area comprises the remains described and areas around them within which related evidence may be expected to survive.
Source: Cadw
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