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Berth Ddu Hut Circles is a prehistoric enclosed hut circle situated in Wales, protected by Cadw as a scheduled monument. The site occupies Lower Cambrian bedrock composed of mudstone, siltstone and sandstone, laid down during the Early Cambrian period over 500 million years ago. This ancient geology provided the stone-rich substrate from which prehistoric inhabitants would have gathered materials for construction.
The hut circle represents a form of domestic settlement common across upland Wales during the Bronze Age and Iron Age periods. Enclosed hut circles typically comprise a roughly circular dwelling platform defined by a stone bank or wall, often measuring between 6 and 15 metres in diameter. Such structures housed single families or small household groups, with the enclosing bank providing both structural support and protection from the exposed Welsh uplands.
The monument's survival as an earthwork feature indicates the shallow soils and sparse vegetation typical of upland terrain, which have protected the archaeological deposits from subsequent agricultural improvement. The site contributes to understanding prehistoric settlement patterns and domestic life in Wales, reflecting how communities exploited and inhabited the upland landscape over millennia.
Berth Ddu Hut Circles is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference ME004. View the official record →
Berth Ddu Hut Circles is a prehistoric enclosed hut circle situated in Wales, protected by Cadw as a scheduled monument. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference ME004.
Berth Ddu Hut Circles 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.
Berth Ddu Hut Circles 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 ME004.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Enclosed Hut Circle Settlement and Long huts E of Egryn Abbey (2.7 km), Settlement & Fields Systems above Egryn Abbey (3 km), Llwyn du Parc cairn (3.9 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of Berth Ddu Hut Circles'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.
Berth Ddu Hut Circles stands on Lower Cambrian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Early Cambrian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.