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Gamallt Hut Circle Settlement is a prehistoric hut circle settlement located in Wales and protected by Cadw under reference ME137. The site occupies land underlain by Ordovician felsic tuff, an extrusive volcanic rock formed during the Ordovician period. This ancient bedrock geology reflects the dramatic volcanic activity that shaped much of Wales during the Palaeozoic era.
Hut circle settlements of this type typically date to the Bronze Age or Iron Age and represent the remains of domestic occupation. The stone-built circular structures that characterise such settlements served as the foundations of roundhouses, which would have been roofed with timber and thatch. The settlement pattern suggests a community engaged in pastoral and agricultural activities adapted to the Welsh upland terrain.
The location of Gamallt upon Ordovician volcanic rock illustrates how prehistoric communities selected their settlement sites across the diverse geology of Wales. The felsic tuff bedrock would have provided stone suitable for construction, whilst the surrounding landscape offered grazing and arable land. The settlement's protection by Cadw recognises its archaeological significance and its contribution to understanding prehistoric settlement patterns in Wales.
Gamallt Hut Circle Settlement is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference ME137. View the official record →
Gamallt Hut Circle Settlement is a prehistoric hut circle settlement located in Wales and protected by Cadw under reference ME137.
Gamallt Hut Circle Settlement dates from the prehistoric period, and is classified as a hut circle settlement. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Gamallt Hut Circle Settlement 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 ME137.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Hut Circle at Afon Graig Wen (5.3 km), Roman Practice Camp 440m WSW of Braich-Ddu (5.7 km), Castell Tomen y Mur (5.8 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of Gamallt Hut Circle Settlement'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.
Gamallt Hut Circle Settlement stands on Unnamed Extrusive Rocks, Ordovician, bedrock that formed in the Ordovician. The rock here is felsic tuff.