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Dinas Ty-Du, Hut Circle Settlement

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NPRN302639
Map ReferenceSH55NE
Grid ReferenceSH5660059800
Unitary (Local) AuthorityGwynedd
Old CountyCaernarfonshire
CommunityLlanberis
Type Of SiteHUT CIRCLE
PeriodIron Age
Description
The first hut circle is an ovoid in shape, measuring 11m in diameter, the walls are constructed of medium-sized stones, and the walls remain as a bank measuring up to 1.5m wide by 0.6m high. The southern half of the bank is now turf covered, whilst the northern half survives as an exposed stone bank. The construction of the wall is evident on the east side as double thickness kerbing walls with stone infill. The site was probably later reused as a stock shelter. The second hut circle is in fact a sheepfold (NPRN 505662). The site is marked on the OS 1st Edition mapping as a 'Cairn' and also un-named on the current OS mapping.
Source: Caernarvonshire Inventory Volume II, 169-70 (1139).

Oxford Archaeology North, 2007.