Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Ffridd Camen Hafodydd
Llandrillo, Denbighshire, Wales
A scheduled monument in Llandrillo, Denbighshire, recorded as Platform house (Medieval).
The record
- Designation
- Scheduled monument
- Site type
- Platform house
- Period
- Medieval
- Date of designation
- 18 May 1999
- Community
- Llandrillo
- Unitary authority
- Denbighshire
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates (centre of the scheduled area)
- 52.90022, -3.42258
- SAM number
- DE250
- Cadw record number
- 1583
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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesLlyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru – The National Library of WalesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries
5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1608 map "(13) Cambriae Typus." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1608 · (13) Cambriae Typus. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1795 · To Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn Bart ... the map of the six counties of North Wales is most… (Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru – The National Library of Wales)
- 1883 · Watershed map England, Wales 3. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1899 · 136 Bala (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 9 and 10. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Summary description and reason for designation
The following provides a general description of the Scheduled Ancient Monument.
The monument consists of two platform houses, a levelled area of ground on which a house is built. The platforms are dug ino the natural ground slope located on the north-facing slopes of Fridd Camen and both support the remians of stone footed huts. Also present is a single contemporary stone banked enclosure.
The monument is of national importance for its potential to enhance our knowledge of settlement organisation. It retains significant archaeological potential, with a strong probability of the presence of associated archaeological features and deposits. The structure itself may be expected to contain archaeological information concerning chronology and building techniques. a platform house may be part of a larger cluster of monuments and their importance can further enhanced by their group value.
The scheduled area comprises the remains described and areas around them within which related evidence may be expected to survive. It is square with sides of 50m.
Nearby in the register
- Ffridd Camen Long HutRectangular hutunder 1 mi
- Ring Cairn E of Ffridd CamenRing Cairnunder 1 mi
- Platform Settlement by Clochnant E of CadwstUnenclosed hut circleunder 1 mi
- Cwm Tywyll House PlatformsHouse Platformunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.