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Coed Cae Fali Hut Circle Settlement is a prehistoric enclosed hut circle located in Wales, situated on bedrock composed of Tremadoc rocks formed during the Tremadocian period. The underlying geology comprises mudstone, siltstone and sandstone, which would have influenced both the settlement's location and the building materials available to its prehistoric inhabitants.
The monument consists of a circular or oval enclosed structure typical of Bronze Age or Iron Age domestic settlement in Wales. Hut circles of this type represent the remains of single roundhouses, often positioned to take advantage of natural drainage and defensive placement on sloping ground. The stone-built or timber-framed dwelling would have housed a family unit and formed part of the wider settlement pattern of upland or marginal agricultural communities.
The site is protected by Cadw, the Welsh historic monuments organisation, under reference ME149, ensuring its preservation for archaeological study and public understanding. Coed Cae Fali remains an important example of prehistoric domestic settlement archaeology in Wales, contributing to knowledge of Iron Age or Bronze Age settlement patterns, construction methods and land use across the Welsh landscape.
Coed Cae Fali Hut Circle Settlement is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference ME149. View the official record →
Coed Cae Fali Hut Circle Settlement is a prehistoric enclosed hut circle located in Wales, situated on bedrock composed of Tremadoc rocks formed during the Tremadocian period. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference ME149.
Coed Cae Fali Hut Circle Settlement 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.
Coed Cae Fali Hut Circle 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 ME149.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Settlement 400m SE of Moel Goedog (8.3 km), Settlement 500m SE of Moel Goedog (8.3 km), Hut Circle Settlement North-East of Moel-y-Gerddi (8.3 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of Coed Cae Fali Hut Circle 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.
Coed Cae Fali Hut Circle Settlement stands on Tremadoc Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Tremadocian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.