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Ffridd Camen Long Hut is a medieval rectangular hut located in Wales and scheduled under Cadw protection as monument DE251. The structure occupies ground underlain by Caradoc Rocks, a geological formation of mudstone, siltstone and sandstone deposited during the Caradocian period. These relatively soft sedimentary rocks would have presented practical constraints and opportunities for the builders of this modest dwelling, influencing drainage patterns and the character of the surrounding landscape.
Long huts of this type represent a distinctive building tradition of medieval Wales, typically constructed with simple rectangular plans suited to pastoral communities. The form persists across considerable periods and regions, reflecting practical responses to the upland terrain and seasonal pastoral practices characteristic of the Welsh hills and moorland zones.
Ffridd Camen Long Hut survives as a testament to rural settlement patterns in medieval Wales. Its protected status recognises the importance of such structures in understanding the everyday architecture and land-use practices of ordinary medieval Welsh communities, whose material remains often survive in upland settings where later agricultural intensification has been limited. The monument contributes significantly to the broader archaeological record of settlement and subsistence in this region.
Ffridd Camen Long Hut is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference DE251. View the official record →
Ffridd Camen Long Hut is a medieval rectangular hut located in Wales and scheduled under Cadw protection as monument DE251. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference DE251.
Ffridd Camen Long Hut dates from the medieval period, and is classified as a rectangular hut. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Ffridd Camen Long Hut 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 DE251.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Cwm Rhiwiau Stone Circle (4.5 km), Rhos-y-Beddau Stone Circle, Avenue and Cairn (4.7 km), Afon Disgynfa Cairn (5.7 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of Ffridd Camen Long Hut'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.
Ffridd Camen Long Hut stands on Caradoc Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Caradocian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.