© Mapbox · © OpenStreetMap contributors · Boundary data © Cadw
Enclosed Hut Circle Settlement North of Coed Gwlyb is a prehistoric enclosed hut circle settlement situated in Wales. The monument occupies bedrock of Upper Cambrian age, including strata from the Tremadocian period, which comprises mudstone, siltstone and sandstone geology characteristic of this region. This geological foundation would have provided stable ground for habitation in antiquity.
The settlement consists of circular or oval structures typical of Bronze Age and Iron Age settlement patterns in Wales. The enclosure system, formed by banks and ditches or stone walls, would have served to contain livestock and define domestic space. Such enclosed settlements are common across upland Wales and represent a significant phase of prehistoric land use and organisation.
The monument is protected by Cadw, the Welsh heritage agency, under reference ME184, recognising its archaeological importance as evidence of prehistoric settlement strategies and land management. The site's preservation allows for future study of settlement patterns and domestic life during the prehistoric period in Wales, contributing to understanding of how communities organised themselves and utilised the landscape in antiquity.
Enclosed Hut Circle Settlement North of Coed Gwlyb is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference ME184. View the official record →
Enclosed Hut Circle Settlement North of Coed Gwlyb is a prehistoric enclosed hut circle settlement situated in Wales. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference ME184.
Enclosed Hut Circle Settlement North of Coed Gwlyb 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 North of Coed Gwlyb 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 ME184.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Castell Harlech (8.4 km), Hut Circle West of Merthyr Farm (8.7 km), Cefnfilltir Enclosed Homestead (9.3 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of Enclosed Hut Circle Settlement North of Coed Gwlyb'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 North of Coed Gwlyb stands on Upper Cambrian, Including Tremadoc, bedrock that formed in the Tremadocian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.