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Braich y Cornel Hut Circle Settlement and Field System is a prehistoric hut circle settlement situated on bedrock of Caradoc Rocks, a formation of mudstone, siltstone and sandstone dating to the Caradocian period. The site comprises the archaeological remains of circular stone dwellings arranged across the landscape in association with field boundaries, reflecting patterns of Bronze Age or Iron Age domestic and agricultural organisation typical of upland Welsh communities. The underlying geology, while weathered and fractured, would have provided practical stone for both building and field division.
The settlement's placement on Caradocian bedrock, which breaks naturally into workable fragments, offered settlers access to building materials without significant quarrying effort. This geological advantage, combined with the site's landscape position, made it a suitable location for establishing a sustainable farming community with integrated pastoral and arable land use.
The monument is recorded and protected by Cadw, the Welsh historic monuments authority, under the reference CN274, ensuring its archaeological and historical significance is formally recognised and safeguarded for future study and public understanding of prehistoric settlement patterns in Wales.
Braich y Cornel Hut Circle Settlement and Field System is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference CN274. View the official record →
Braich y Cornel Hut Circle Settlement and Field System is a prehistoric hut circle settlement situated on bedrock of Caradoc Rocks, a formation of mudstone, siltstone and sandstone dating to the Caradocian period. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference CN274.
Braich y Cornel Hut Circle Settlement and Field System dates from the prehistoric period, and is classified as a hut circle settlement. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Braich y Cornel Hut Circle Settlement and Field System 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 CN274.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Fach-goch, standing stone to SSE of (3.8 km), Roman Bath-House, Tremadoc (4.5 km), Moel y Gest Camp (5.7 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of Braich y Cornel Hut Circle Settlement and Field System'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.
Braich y Cornel Hut Circle Settlement and Field System stands on Caradoc Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Caradocian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.