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Scheduled monuments in Gwynedd

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Scheduled monuments have statutory protection. It is illegal to disturb the ground surface or any standing remains. The compilation of the list is undertaken by Cadw Welsh Historic Monuments, which is an executive agency of the National Assembly of Wales. The list of scheduled monuments is supplied
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Over the county as a whole, there are 365 prehistoric scheduled monuments. One of the oldest is a stone axe factory. Over the whole of Gwynedd, there are 139 scheduled burial sites, including chambered tombs, cairns, mounds and barrows, dating from the Neolithic, Bronze Age, and Iron Age. A further
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167 sites are 'Domestic', mostly Iron Age hut circles and enclosures. As well as several field systems, there are 47 defensive sites such as hillforts and promontory forts, again from the Iron Age.
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There are 16 Roman scheduled sites in the county, almost all of which relate either to Roman military activity, or local defensive measures. By contrast, the 14 early medieval (
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World Heritage Site. In total, seven castles, eleven mottes and seven enclosures are scheduled, as well as deserted settlements, two abbeys, five chapels and two
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Cadw will send their list as a spreadsheet, or other electronic formats, on request, as indicated at
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is a large rural county in North Wales. The northern half includes the high mountains of
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List of prehistoric scheduled monuments in Gwynedd (former Caernarvonshire)
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List of prehistoric scheduled monuments in Gwynedd (former Merionethshire)
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List of Roman-to-modern scheduled monuments in Gwynedd
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Castles and Town Walls of King Edward in Gwynedd
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List of prehistoric scheduled monuments in Gwynedd (former Caernarvonshire)
List of prehistoric scheduled monuments in Gwynedd (former Merionethshire)
List of Roman-to-modern scheduled monuments in Gwynedd
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Gwynedd Archaeological Trust

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