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Clogwyn yr Eryr Deserted Rural Settlement is a medieval rectangular hut situated on the steep slopes of a Welsh hillside. The structure survives as a low stone platform and foundation walls characteristic of rural domestic buildings from the medieval period. Its location on bedrock composed of Caradocian mudstone, siltstone and sandstone indicates the builder's pragmatic adaptation to the local geology, which would have provided ready supplies of building stone whilst presenting challenges for agriculture on this elevated and exposed terrain.
The settlement's remains reflect the pattern of dispersed rural housing found across medieval Wales, where small communities occupied marginal upland landscapes. The rectangular form follows conventions typical of medieval Welsh domestic architecture, though the modest scale suggests modest means rather than high status. The hut's abandonment, evidenced by its ruined state, reflects broader patterns of settlement shift and economic change affecting Welsh upland communities during and after the medieval period.
The site is protected and recorded by Cadw, the Welsh heritage organisation, as a scheduled monument under reference CN319. Its survival as an archaeological feature provides evidence of medieval settlement patterns, land use and domestic life in this upland region, contributing to understanding of how communities adapted to challenging environments in medieval Wales.
Clogwyn yr Eryr Deserted Rural Settlement is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference CN319. View the official record →
Clogwyn yr Eryr Deserted Rural Settlement is a medieval rectangular hut situated on the steep slopes of a Welsh hillside. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference CN319.
Clogwyn yr Eryr Deserted Rural Settlement dates from the medieval period, and is classified as a rectangular hut. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Clogwyn yr Eryr Deserted Rural Settlement 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 CN319.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Hut Settlement West of Allt Goch (5 km), Bwlch Cowlyd cairn (6 km), Afon Bedol cist (6 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of Clogwyn yr Eryr Deserted Rural Settlement'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.
Clogwyn yr Eryr Deserted Rural Settlement stands on Caradoc Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Caradocian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.