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Enclosed Hut Circle North-West of Tan Rhiw is a prehistoric enclosed hut circle situated in Wales. The monument consists of a circular or sub-circular dwelling platform, characteristic of Bronze Age and Iron Age settlement patterns in upland regions. The hut circle is defined by a substantial stone bank or wall that enclosed the domestic space, a feature typical of defended or enclosed homesteads found across Wales and the wider British Isles during the later prehistoric period.
The site is built upon bedrock comprising Neoproterozoic extrusive rocks of felsic tuff composition, ancient volcanic material that forms part of the underlying geology of this Welsh landscape. This stone-rich terrain would have provided ready access to building material for the hut's construction and enclosing bank, making such locations naturally suitable for settlement.
The monument is protected and recorded by Cadw, the Welsh heritage organisation responsible for state care of historic monuments, under the reference CN262. This protection ensures the preservation of this important archaeological record of prehistoric domestic life in the upland Welsh countryside.
Enclosed Hut Circle North-West of Tan Rhiw is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference CN262. View the official record →
Enclosed Hut Circle North-West of Tan Rhiw is a prehistoric enclosed hut circle situated in Wales. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference CN262.
Enclosed Hut Circle North-West of Tan Rhiw 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.
Enclosed Hut Circle North-West of Tan Rhiw 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 CN262.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Garnedd-goch round cairn (7.1 km), Caerau Ancient Village (8.2 km), Prince of Wales Quarry (8.2 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of Enclosed Hut Circle North-West of Tan Rhiw'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.
Enclosed Hut Circle North-West of Tan Rhiw stands on Unnamed Extrusive Rocks, Neoproterozoic, bedrock that formed in the Neoproterozoic. The rock here is felsic tuff.