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Latitude: 53.09 / 53°5'23"N
Longitude: -4.2409 / 4°14'27"W
OS Eastings: 250025
OS Northings: 357100
OS Grid: SH500571
Mapcode National: GBR 5K.989N
Mapcode Global: WH43M.TLPH
Entry Name: Hut Circle South of Cae'r Sais
Scheduled Date: 21 January 1998
Source: Cadw
Source ID: 888
Cadw Legacy ID: CN266
Schedule Class: Domestic
Category: Unenclosed hut circle
Period: Prehistoric
County: Gwynedd
Community: Llanwnda
Traditional County: Caernarfonshire
The monument comprises the well-preserved remains of an isolated hut circle that probably dates to the Iron Age or Romano-British period (c. 800 BC - AD 400). To the SE is a clearance cairn which may overly a second small hut circle of a similar date. The stone footed hut circle could have formed part of a more extensive agricultural settlement, as indicated by the presence of a field system. The clearance cairn suggests agricultural activities involving cultivation.
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 significance of the site is enhanced by its proximity to other archaeological features, including a sunken track and early field walls, suggesting continuity of use of the area.
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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