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Hafoty Ty-Newydd Enclosed Hut Group is a prehistoric enclosed hut circle located in Wales. The monument comprises a settlement of stone-built structures characteristic of Bronze Age and Iron Age occupation in upland Wales, where communities established permanent or semi-permanent farming settlements. The hut circles are defined by circular or oval stone foundations, typically between 6 and 10 metres in diameter, which once supported timber-framed superstructures with thatched roofs. Groups of such structures often surrounded a central communal space, reflecting the social organisation and domestic arrangements of early prehistoric communities.
The site sits upon Neoproterozoic felsic tuff, an ancient volcanic rock formed during the Neoproterozoic era. This underlying geology, composed of compressed volcanic ash and mineral fragments, would have shaped the settlement's character, providing accessible stone for construction while the surrounding landscape offered grazing land suitable for stock rearing. The choice of location reflects the settlers' understanding of local resources and terrain.
Hafoty Ty-Newydd Enclosed Hut Group is protected under Cadw, Wales's historic monuments service, with the reference number CN205. This statutory protection ensures the preservation of the site's archaeological integrity and makes it an important record of prehistoric settlement patterns and subsistence strategies in upland Welsh communities.
Hafoty Ty-Newydd Enclosed Hut Group is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference CN205. View the official record →
Hafoty Ty-Newydd Enclosed Hut Group is a prehistoric enclosed hut circle located in Wales. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference CN205.
Hafoty Ty-Newydd 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.
Hafoty Ty-Newydd 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 CN205.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Craig Cwm Silyn round cairn (7.4 km), Garnedd-goch round cairn (7.7 km), Caerau Ancient Village (8.5 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of Hafoty Ty-Newydd 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.
Hafoty Ty-Newydd Enclosed Hut Group stands on Unnamed Extrusive Rocks, Neoproterozoic, bedrock that formed in the Neoproterozoic. The rock here is felsic tuff.