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Hendy Long Hut is a post-medieval rectangular hut situated in Wales and protected as a scheduled monument by Cadw under reference BR281. The structure represents a common building form from the early modern period, when long rectangular dwellings served agricultural and pastoral communities throughout the Welsh countryside. Such huts typically functioned as domestic or working spaces, adapted to the needs of upland farming settlements.
The site occupies bedrock of Ludlow Rocks, an undifferentiated sequence of mudstone, siltstone and sandstone formed during the Ludlow period of the Silurian era, some 420 million years ago. This ancient substrate would have influenced both the character of the surrounding landscape and the practical challenges of construction and land use in this locality. The geology typical of this region supports moorland and rough grassland, environments well-suited to pastoral exploitation.
The survival of Hendy Long Hut as a recognisable archaeological feature demonstrates the durable quality of traditional stone construction employed in Welsh upland settlements. Its scheduled protection reflects the importance of understanding settlement patterns and domestic life in post-medieval Wales, a period of significant change in rural building practices and social organisation.
Hendy Long Hut is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference BR281. View the official record →
Hendy Long Hut is a post-medieval rectangular hut situated in Wales and protected as a scheduled monument by Cadw under reference BR281.
Hendy Long Hut dates from the post medieval/modern period, and is classified as a rectangular hut. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Hendy 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 BR281.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Castle Earthwork 200m S of Coed Caeau (5.5 km), Crickadarn Camp (5.6 km), Ring Cairn on Waun Gunllwch (5.7 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of Hendy 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.
Hendy Long Hut stands on Ludlow Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Ludlow. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.