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Enclosed Hut Group North West of Cwm Farm is a prehistoric enclosed hut circle situated in Wales and protected by Cadw under reference CN310. The monument lies upon bedrock formed from Llanvirn Rocks, comprising undifferentiated mudstone, siltstone and sandstone of the Whiterock formation. This geology provides the foundation upon which the settlement was established in antiquity.
The hut circle represents a form of domestic occupation characteristic of prehistoric communities in Wales, wherein dwellings were typically positioned within enclosed spaces that afforded both shelter and defensibility. The grouping of multiple huts within defined boundaries suggests a settlement of some permanence and social organisation, likely serving a household or small community unit during the Bronze Age or Iron Age periods.
The monument's survival and continued visibility in the landscape testify to the durability of such structures when built from stone foundations and set into the local terrain. The mudstone and siltstone bedrock would have provided readily accessible building material, whilst the undulating Welsh topography offered natural advantages for settlement placement. The site remains an important record of prehistoric settlement patterns and construction practices in this region.
Enclosed Hut Group North West of Cwm Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference CN310. View the official record →
Enclosed Hut Group North West of Cwm Farm is a prehistoric enclosed hut circle situated in Wales and protected by Cadw under reference CN310.
Enclosed Hut Group North West of Cwm Farm 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 North West of Cwm Farm 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 CN310.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Carn Pentyrch Camp (4.3 km), St Cybi's Well (4.7 km), Cross-Incised Stone in Llangybi Churchyard (4.8 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of Enclosed Hut Group North West of Cwm Farm'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 North West of Cwm Farm stands on Llanvirn Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Whiterock. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.