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Hut at upper end of Annell Roman Aqueduct is a Roman building of unclassified type, located in Wales and protected as a scheduled monument by Cadw under reference CM212. The structure stands at the upstream terminus of the Annell Roman aqueduct, positioned to monitor or regulate water flow into the engineered channel system that distributed water across the Roman landscape.
The hut occupies ground underlain by Llandovery rocks, a geological formation of mudstone, siltstone and sandstone that would have presented significant constraints for the aqueduct's construction and the building's foundations. The soft, easily weathered nature of these sedimentary deposits, laid down in the Llandovery period, characterises the local bedrock throughout the site and would have required careful engineering to prevent water seepage and structural instability.
As part of the Annell aqueduct complex, this hut formed an integral component of Roman water management infrastructure. Such structures typically housed mechanisms for controlling water distribution or provided shelter for workers maintaining the aqueduct system. The monument's survival and protection reflect its importance to understanding Roman engineering and settlement patterns in Wales during the period of occupation.
Hut at upper end of Annell Roman Aqueduct is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference CM212. View the official record →
Hut at upper end of Annell Roman Aqueduct is a Roman building of unclassified type, located in Wales and protected as a scheduled monument by Cadw under reference CM212.
Hut at upper end of Annell Roman Aqueduct dates from the roman period, and is classified as a building (unclassified). It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Hut at upper end of Annell Roman Aqueduct 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 CM212.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Nantiwrch round barrow (3.2 km), Dolaucothi Roman Aqueduct (4.6 km), Dolaucothi Gold Mines (4.9 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of Hut at upper end of Annell Roman Aqueduct'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.
Hut at upper end of Annell Roman Aqueduct stands on Llandovery Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Llandovery. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.