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Multi-periodSite Name: Mynydd Mawr Hut GroupCountry: Wales
NOTE: This site is 47.5 km away from the location you searched for.
County: Gwynedd Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Map Ref: SH13942566
Latitude: 52.796332N Longitude: 4.761126W
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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Hut Circles in Gwynedd
"Three hut circles in the form of circular/oval platforms, two of which are embanked, are located in the lea of outcrop exposures on the SE side of Mynydd Mawr. All are overgrown with bracken.
1.SH13912564: 7m in overall diameter, 3m internally, earthen bank 2m wide and 0.5m high.
2.SH13972564: E of 1, as above but more slightly embanked to 0.2m high, platformed to 0.4m high.
3.SH13962567: N of 2, platform 7m (NNE-SSW) by 5m overall, 3m across internally, terrace 0.75m high.
Although not especially well-defined, these huts appear to be relatively undamaged."
Source: Coflein.
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