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Cwm Cadlan Settlement and Field System is a prehistoric hut circle located in Wales, protected by Cadw under reference BR414. The site sits on bedrock of Millstone Grit Group formation, comprising mudstone, siltstone and sandstone of Namurian age. This geology provided the local building stone for the settlement's structures, giving the site a distinctive material character reflecting its natural setting.
The hut circle represents domestic occupation during the prehistoric period, with associated field systems indicating the economic basis of the settlement. Such settlements are typical of upland Welsh communities, where occupants exploited both pastoral and arable resources within the surrounding landscape. The field divisions visible today reflect patterns of land use established in antiquity.
The integration of the settlement within its field system demonstrates the relationship between domestic and agricultural space in prehistoric society. The monuments at Cwm Cadlan preserve evidence of how communities organised their environment, from the construction of individual dwellings to the demarcation of productive land. The site remains an important record of prehistoric settlement patterns in this region of Wales.
Cwm Cadlan Settlement and Field System is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference BR414. View the official record →
Cwm Cadlan Settlement and Field System is a prehistoric hut circle located in Wales, protected by Cadw under reference BR414.
Cwm Cadlan Settlement and Field System dates from the prehistoric period, and is classified as a hut circle. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Cwm Cadlan 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 BR414.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Iron Tram Bridge, Robertstown (7.5 km), Tramroad East of Robert's Town Bridge, Aberdare (7.6 km), Tarren y Bwlch round cairn (8 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of Cwm Cadlan 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.
Cwm Cadlan Settlement and Field System stands on Millstone Grit Group [See Also Migr], bedrock that formed in the Namurian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.