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Fodol Ganol Enclosed Hut Group is a prehistoric enclosed hut circle located in Wales and protected by Cadw under reference CN175. The monument comprises the earthwork remains of dwellings that were occupied during the later prehistoric period, their stone-built or timber-framed structures now visible as low banks and platforms defining individual habitation spaces. The grouping of multiple huts within a shared enclosure suggests a settled community or extended family settlement, a domestic arrangement characteristic of later prehistoric Wales.
The site sits upon Neoproterozoic extrusive rocks, specifically felsic tuff formed during geological upheaval in the Neoproterozoic period. This ancient bedrock geology would have shaped both the landscape visible to the hut group's inhabitants and the available stone resources they could exploit for construction and daily life. The underlying volcanic geology is a defining feature of the local terrain in which this prehistoric settlement took root.
The enclosed layout of the huts, with structures arranged within a defined boundary, reflects the social organisation and defensive concerns of its period. Such grouped settlements are widespread across upland Wales, indicating long-term occupation of marginal lands. The monument survives today as an earthwork record of domestic life in prehistoric Britain, offering insight into settlement patterns and community structure in this region during the pre-Roman Iron Age and beyond.
Fodol Ganol Enclosed Hut Group is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference CN175. View the official record →
Fodol Ganol Enclosed Hut Group is a prehistoric enclosed hut circle located in Wales and protected by Cadw under reference CN175.
Fodol Ganol Enclosed Hut Group 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.
Fodol Ganol Enclosed Hut Group 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 CN175.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Hut and Enclosure Near Mur-Moch (6.8 km), Carreg Lefain Cairn (6.9 km), Hut Circles NE of Garreg Lefain (7 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of Fodol Ganol Enclosed Hut Group'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.
Fodol Ganol Enclosed Hut Group stands on Unnamed Extrusive Rocks, Neoproterozoic, bedrock that formed in the Neoproterozoic. The rock here is felsic tuff.