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Multi-periodSite Name: Parc Y Borth Enclosed Hut Circle SettlementCountry: Wales
NOTE: This site is 1.116 km away from the location you searched for.
County: Gwynedd Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Nearest Town: Porthmadog Nearest Village: Borth y Gest
Map Ref: SH562378
Latitude: 52.918314N Longitude: 4.140223W
Condition:
| 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 |
| 0 | No data. |
| -1 | Completely destroyed |
| 5 | Superb |
| 4 | Good |
| 3 | Ordinary |
| 2 | Not Good |
| 1 | Awful |
| 0 | No data. |
| 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 |
| 0 | No data. |
| 5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
| 4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
| 3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
| 2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
| 1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
| 0 | no data |
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Situated within a forest park just north of Borth y Gest village the site can be accessed via a footpath ascending from the village's sea front. The site comprises the remains of a small compact settlement of three circular structures set within a sub oval enclosure. The site has been dated to the Iron Age from finds discovered during excavations in the past. It is also a scheduled monument.
Two of the hut circles have an interior diameter of 7m whilst the third appears to be about 4m (see photo of artist impression). The huts appear to have been at differing floor levels with terraces linking them within the enclosure. The interior of the huts are depressed, useful in defining the shape of the huts given the lack of any significant raised walling.
The site is quite rare given its survival located close to the sea in a lowland environment.
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