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Latitude: 53.1955 / 53°11'43"N
Longitude: -4.032 / 4°1'55"W
OS Eastings: 264348
OS Northings: 368422
OS Grid: SH643684
Mapcode National: GBR 5T.2R1Q
Mapcode Global: WH549.1Y83
Entry Name: Hut Circle Settlement in Cwm Ffridlas
Scheduled Date: 26 January 1994
Source: Cadw
Source ID: 3188
Cadw Legacy ID: CN214
Schedule Class: Domestic
Category: Unenclosed hut circle
Period: Prehistoric
County: Gwynedd
Community: Llanllechid
Traditional County: Caernarfonshire
This site consists of a group of small fields with hut circles in some of the corners. The field walls consisting either of c. 1 m wide strips of stone half buried in turf, or single lines of stone; the hut circles tend to be defined by the field walls with the rest of the circumference missing. Several are levelled slightly and show up as platforms.
The monument is of national importance for its potential to enhance our knowledge of Prehistoric settlement and defence. It retains significant archaeological potential, with a strong probability of the presence of associated archaeological features and deposits. The structures themselves may be expected to contain archaeological information concerning chronology and building techniques.
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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