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Enclosed Hut Circle Settlement West of Votglas is a prehistoric enclosed hut circle settlement located in Wales and protected by Cadw under reference CN265. The settlement sits upon bedrock of felsic tuff, an extrusive igneous rock formed during the Neoproterozoic period. This ancient volcanic geology would have shaped both the landscape available to settlers and the building materials at hand.
The settlement comprises a cluster of circular or oval dwelling structures enclosed within a substantial boundary bank or wall. Such settlements are characteristic of later prehistoric communities in upland Wales, typically dating to the Bronze Age or Iron Age periods. The choice of this particular location reflects the inhabitants' assessment of available resources, shelter from prevailing weather, and proximity to grazing and arable land.
The felsic tuff bedrock beneath the site would have presented challenges for construction and cultivation, though its broken surface may have offered useful stone for building walls and boundaries. The settlement's enclosed form suggests a degree of social organisation and concern for security or livestock management. The site remains an important record of prehistoric settlement patterns and domestic life in upland Wales during the later prehistoric period.
Enclosed Hut Circle Settlement West of Votglas is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference CN265. View the official record →
Enclosed Hut Circle Settlement West of Votglas is a prehistoric enclosed hut circle settlement located in Wales and protected by Cadw under reference CN265.
Enclosed Hut Circle Settlement West of Votglas 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 West of Votglas 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 CN265.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Hut Circle Settlement Above Gilfach (7.2 km), Llystyn Gwyn Inscribed Stone (8.2 km), Enclosed Hut Group North-East of Llystyn Uchaf (9.2 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of Enclosed Hut Circle Settlement West of Votglas'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 West of Votglas stands on Unnamed Extrusive Rocks, Neoproterozoic, bedrock that formed in the Neoproterozoic. The rock here is felsic tuff.