Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Maes Coch Deserted Rural Settlement
Dolgellau, Gwynedd, Wales
A scheduled monument in Dolgellau, Gwynedd, recorded as Rectangular hut settlement (Medieval).
The record
- Designation
- Scheduled monument
- Site type
- Rectangular hut settlement
- Period
- Medieval
- Date of designation
- 16 April 2003
- Community
- Dolgellau
- Unitary authority
- Gwynedd
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates (centre of the scheduled area)
- 52.72104, -3.86171
- SAM number
- ME196
- Cadw record number
- 3950
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1795 map "To Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn Bart ... the map of the six counties of North Wales is most humbly inscribed by his obedient humble servant" (Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru – The National Library of Wales).
Historical maps covering this location
- 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)
- 1896 · Sheet 7. Ordnance Survey of England and Wales. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1899 · 149 Barmouth (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 comprises a well-preserved and largely intact example of a deserted medieval settlement represented by four rectangular platforms cut into the hill slope. Platform I measures 11m by 6m, platform II 18m by 9m, platform III 12m by 5m and platform IV 11m by 8m.
The monument is of national importance for its potential to enhance our knowledge of medieval settlement. The site forms an important element in a wider medieval and post-medieval upland landscape. The scheduled area may be expected to contain a wide range of archaeological information, including chronological detail and evidence in regard to construction techniques and agricultural methods. There is a strong probability of the presence of intact palaeo-environmental remains and preserved medieval ground surfaces below the monuments. Rectangular huts may be part of a larger cluster of settlement and their importance can be 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.
Nearby in the register
- Maes Coch Hut CirclesHut Circle Settlementunder 1 mi
- Bwlch Coch FarmhouseDomesticunder 1 mi
- Stable at Bwlch Coch FarmDomesticunder 1 mi
- Barn at Dref Cerrig FarmAgriculture and Subsistenceunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.