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Enclosed Hut Circle Settlement South East of Yr Onen is a prehistoric enclosed hut circle located in Wales. The settlement sits upon bedrock of Middle Cambrian age, comprising mudstone, siltstone and sandstone that would have provided relatively poor drainage on this upland site. The monument is protected by Cadw, the Welsh heritage agency responsible for safeguarding the nation's archaeological and historical monuments.
The hut circle represents a form of domestic settlement characteristic of the Bronze Age and Iron Age periods in Wales. Such enclosed settlements typically comprise one or more circular or oval structures surrounded by defensive or stock-controlling boundaries. The geology of the site—with its sequence of fine-grained sedimentary rocks—would have influenced the settlement's placement and the availability of suitable building materials for stone-built or stone-faced structures.
This monument contributes to our understanding of prehistoric settlement patterns in upland Wales, where communities established semi-permanent or seasonal occupations. The enclosed layout suggests both domestic and pastoral functions, with the boundary serving to contain livestock or provide protection. The site is now scheduled for statutory protection, ensuring its preservation for future archaeological study and public benefit.
Enclosed Hut Circle Settlement South East of Yr Onen is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference ME140. View the official record →
Enclosed Hut Circle Settlement South East of Yr Onen is a prehistoric enclosed hut circle located in Wales. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference ME140.
Enclosed Hut Circle Settlement South East of Yr Onen 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 South East of Yr Onen 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 ME140.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Hut Circle Settlement at Bwlch Tyddiad (6.6 km), Hut Circle near Gerddi Bluog (7.1 km), Cefnfilltir Enclosed Homestead (8.6 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of Enclosed Hut Circle Settlement South East of Yr Onen'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 South East of Yr Onen stands on Middle Cambrian, bedrock that formed in the Middle Cambrian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.