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Enclosed Hut Group in Parc-y-Borth is a prehistoric enclosed hut circle located in Wales. The monument comprises one or more circular or oval stone-built dwellings surrounded by a defensive or stock-controlling enclosure, typical of Bronze Age settlement patterns in upland Britain. Such enclosed hut groups provided domestic and protective space for family units and their livestock during a period when scattered farmsteads rather than nucleated villages characterised the Welsh landscape.
The site sits on Tremadoc Rocks, a bedrock of mudstone, siltstone and sandstone formed during the Tremadocian period. This geological foundation would have influenced both the construction materials available and the drainage properties of the settlement. The local stone resources enabled the inhabitants to build their characteristic circular dwellings and boundary walls, whilst the underlying geology shaped the site's hydrology and agricultural potential.
The monument is protected by Cadw, the Welsh heritage conservation body, under reference CN270. This statutory protection reflects its significance as evidence of prehistoric settlement and social organisation. The enclosed hut group contributes to understanding of Bronze Age communities in Wales, their building practices, land use and economic strategies during the period when such settlements represented the primary form of rural habitation.
Enclosed Hut Group in Parc-y-Borth is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference CN270. View the official record →
Enclosed Hut Group in Parc-y-Borth is a prehistoric enclosed hut circle located in Wales. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference CN270.
Enclosed Hut Group in Parc-y-Borth 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 in Parc-y-Borth 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 CN270.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Cefnfilltir Enclosed Homestead (7.6 km), Fonlief Hir Standing Stones (7.8 km), Garreg Round Cairn (7.8 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of Enclosed Hut Group in Parc-y-Borth'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 Group in Parc-y-Borth stands on Tremadoc Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Tremadocian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.