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Ancient Village 270m West of Bod Angharad is a prehistoric enclosed hut circle situated in Wales on bedrock composed of Neoproterozoic felsic tuff. This volcanic rock formation, dating from the Neoproterozoic era, would have provided a naturally challenging but stable foundation for settlement. The site represents a form of domestic architecture typical of prehistoric communities, where circular or sub-circular structures offered shelter and defined domestic space in upland or exposed terrain.
The hut circle consists of an enclosed earthwork, likely defined by a stone or turf wall that created a circular or oval dwelling space. Such structures were commonly built across the Welsh uplands during the Bronze Age and Iron Age, though some examples date to earlier prehistoric periods. The precise dating of this particular site would require further archaeological investigation, but the form and location suggest a date within the prehistoric era.
The monument is protected by Cadw, the Welsh Historic Monuments service, under reference CN080. This designation recognises its value as evidence of prehistoric settlement patterns and domestic life in Wales. The surviving earthwork remains an important record of how early communities adapted to the local landscape and geology of the Welsh uplands, utilising the volcanic bedrock whilst constructing their dwellings.
Ancient Village 270m West of Bod Angharad is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference CN080. View the official record →
Ancient Village 270m West of Bod Angharad is a prehistoric enclosed hut circle situated in Wales on bedrock composed of Neoproterozoic felsic tuff. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference CN080.
Ancient Village 270m West of Bod Angharad dates from the prehistoric period, and is classified as a enclosed hut circle. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Ancient Village 270m West of Bod Angharad is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Cadw — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in Wales. The official designation reference is CN080.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Dorothea Quarry, Pyramids, Inclines, Mill & Winding Houses, etc (5.4 km), Ty Mawr East Slate Quarry Winding Engine House (5.9 km), Caer Engan (6.4 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of Ancient Village 270m West of Bod Angharad's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Ancient Village 270m West of Bod Angharad stands on Unnamed Extrusive Rocks, Neoproterozoic, bedrock that formed in the Neoproterozoic. The rock here is felsic tuff.