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Enclosed Hut Group at Clogwyn Bach is a prehistoric enclosed hut circle situated in Wales and protected by Cadw under reference CN279. The monument comprises the remains of one or more circular stone structures associated with occupation in the Bronze Age or Iron Age, typical of upland settlement patterns across the Welsh landscape during these periods. The hut circles would have served as domestic dwellings, with their circular stone footings forming the foundations of timber-framed or stone-built superstructures.
The site lies upon bedrock formed from a mafic igneous intrusion dating to the Silurian period, part of the older igneous geology underlying much of the region. This underlying geology would have influenced both the landscape's character and the availability of stone for construction, which settlers exploited when building their enclosures and hut structures. The rocky terrain typical of such igneous substrates characterises the upland areas where these prehistoric communities established themselves.
The enclosed hut group represents a significant archaeological record of prehistoric settlement and land use in the Welsh uplands. Such monuments provide evidence for domestic architecture, settlement organisation and the patterns of subsistence farming that sustained communities during the later prehistoric period. The survival of these stone structures allows archaeologists to understand the spatial arrangement and scale of prehistoric domestic life in upland regions of Wales.
Enclosed Hut Group at Clogwyn Bach is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference CN279. View the official record →
Enclosed Hut Group at Clogwyn Bach is a prehistoric enclosed hut circle situated in Wales and protected by Cadw under reference CN279.
Enclosed Hut Group at Clogwyn Bach 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 Group at Clogwyn Bach 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 CN279.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Cromlech Farm Burial Chamber, Four Crosses (1.8 km), Four Crosses Standing Stone (2.2 km), Pennarth Fawr (3.3 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of Enclosed Hut Group at Clogwyn Bach's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Enclosed Hut Group at Clogwyn Bach stands on Unnamed Igneous Intrusion, Ordovician To Silurian, bedrock that formed in the Silurian. The rock here is mafic igneous-rock.