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Enclosed Hut Circle Settlement in Coed Glan-yr-Afon is a prehistoric settlement comprising one or more circular domestic structures surrounded by an enclosing bank and ditch. The site lies in Wales, positioned upon Lower Cambrian bedrock of interbedded sandstone and conglomerate that formed during the Early Cambrian period. This geological foundation would have provided both stone for construction and relatively stable ground for settlement, though the mixed geology may have influenced drainage and the choice of building location within the landscape.
Hut circle settlements of this type typically date from the Bronze Age or Iron Age, representing the domestic arrangements of families or small communities. The circular form of the dwellings reflects practical design principles suited to timber and stone construction of the period, with the surrounding enclosure serving to define the settlement boundary, contain livestock, or provide defensive advantage. The interbedded nature of the underlying sandstone and conglomerate would have been accessible for use in the construction of the ditch and any stone-built elements.
The site is protected by Cadw, the Welsh Historic Monuments service, under reference CN267, ensuring its preservation as evidence of prehistoric settlement patterns and land use in Wales.
Enclosed Hut Circle Settlement in Coed Glan-yr-Afon is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference CN267. View the official record →
Enclosed Hut Circle Settlement in Coed Glan-yr-Afon is a prehistoric settlement comprising one or more circular domestic structures surrounded by an enclosing bank and ditch. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference CN267.
Enclosed Hut Circle Settlement in Coed Glan-yr-Afon 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 Settlement in Coed Glan-yr-Afon 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 CN267.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Nantlle Railway and Old Talysarn (6.3 km), Dorothea Quarry Beam Engine (6.4 km), Dorothea Quarry, Pyramids, Inclines, Mill & Winding Houses, etc (6.5 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of Enclosed Hut Circle Settlement in Coed Glan-yr-Afon'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 in Coed Glan-yr-Afon stands on Lower Cambrian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Early Cambrian. The rock here is sandstone and conglomerate, interbedded.