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Enclosed Hut Circle Settlement and Long huts E of Egryn Abbey is a prehistoric enclosed hut circle settlement located in Wales. The site comprises the remains of round and long buildings arranged within an enclosed area, representing domestic occupation during the later prehistoric period. The settlement's positioning on Lower Cambrian bedrock—comprised of mudstone, siltstone and sandstone formed in the Early Cambrian—provided a foundation of stable, workable geology suitable for settlement.
The hut circles display the typical construction methods of their period, with circular structures indicating Iron Age or Bronze Age occupation. The presence of long huts alongside the more characteristic circular dwellings suggests a settlement with diverse functions, possibly accommodating both domestic and storage or communal purposes. The enclosing boundary would have served practical purposes of livestock management and defence.
The monument lies within the landscape near Egryn Abbey, a later medieval foundation that would eventually dominate the same general area. This palimpsest of occupation—from prehistoric settlement to medieval religious house—illustrates the continuity of human settlement in this Welsh location across millennia. The site is protected by Cadw, the Welsh heritage organisation, under the reference ME153, ensuring its preservation for study and public access.
Enclosed Hut Circle Settlement and Long huts E of Egryn Abbey is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference ME153. View the official record →
Enclosed Hut Circle Settlement and Long huts E of Egryn Abbey is a prehistoric enclosed hut circle settlement located in Wales. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference ME153.
Enclosed Hut Circle Settlement and Long huts E of Egryn Abbey dates from the prehistoric period, and is classified as a enclosed hut circle settlement. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Enclosed Hut Circle Settlement and Long huts E of Egryn Abbey 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 ME153.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Fairbourne Anti-invasion Defences (7.9 km), Bron-Llety-Ifan cairns and cup-marked rock (8.2 km), Enclosure & Settlement 400m East of Cyfannedd Fawr (8.7 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of Enclosed Hut Circle Settlement and Long huts E of Egryn Abbey'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 Settlement and Long huts E of Egryn Abbey stands on Lower Cambrian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Early Cambrian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.