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Multi-periodSite Name: Gelli GonanCountry: Wales County: Gwynedd Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Nearest Town: Blaenau Ffestiniog Nearest Village: Tanygrisiau
Map Ref: SH692455
Latitude: 52.990816N Longitude: 3.950109W
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| 5 | Perfect |
| 4 | Almost Perfect |
| 3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
| 2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
| 1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
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| -1 | Completely destroyed |
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| 4 | Good |
| 3 | Ordinary |
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| 5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
| 4 | Short walk on a footpath |
| 3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
| 2 | A long walk |
| 1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
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| 5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
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| 3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
| 2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
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Hut circle settlement. Romano British possibly earlier. Some excavation has occurred. The site consists of the foundations of four hut circles with evidence of continual use. A rectangular hut thought to be medieval is also identified at the site.
Situated just off the Snowdon Slate Trail at Tanygrisiau.
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