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Foel Eryr Hut Group is a prehistoric enclosed hut circle located in Wales and protected by Cadw under reference PE368. The site sits upon bedrock formed during the Silurian period, where an unnamed mafic igneous intrusion cuts through the underlying Ordovician to Silurian strata. This distinctive geological foundation of dark, mineral-rich rock would have shaped both the settlement's character and the resources available to its inhabitants.
Enclosed hut circles of this type typically date to the Bronze Age or Iron Age and represent the domestic arrangements of communities practising mixed farming on upland terrain. The grouping of multiple structures suggests a settlement of related households rather than an isolated dwelling. The mafic igneous bedrock, resistant to weathering, would have provided building stone for construction and may have influenced the choice of this location for habitation.
The monument's position on exposed upland country is typical of prehistoric settlements in Wales, where communities exploited pastoral resources on higher ground. The surviving earthwork remains of the hut circles preserve evidence of how people organised their domestic and agricultural lives in this landscape during the prehistoric period, making the site valuable for understanding settlement patterns and land use in ancient Wales.
Foel Eryr Hut Group is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference PE368. View the official record →
Foel Eryr Hut Group is a prehistoric enclosed hut circle located in Wales and protected by Cadw under reference PE368.
Foel Eryr 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.
Foel Eryr 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 PE368.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Hill Slope Enclosure, 400m WNW of Parc Robert (5.7 km), Velindre Pillar-Cross (6.6 km), New Moat Castle Mound (6.6 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of Foel Eryr 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.
Foel Eryr Hut Group stands on Unnamed Igneous Intrusion, Ordovician To Silurian, bedrock that formed in the Silurian. The rock here is mafic igneous-rock.