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Hut Circle near Gerddi Bluog is a prehistoric unenclosed settlement structure located in Wales and protected by Cadw as a scheduled monument under reference ME165. The site represents domestic occupation during the prehistoric period, consisting of a circular or sub-circular depression marking the position of a former dwelling. Such hut circles are characteristic features of upland settlement in Wales and the wider British landscape, typically dating from the Bronze Age through to the Iron Age, though some may be earlier or later in date.
The monument sits upon bedrock formed during the Middle Cambrian period, composed of mudstone, siltstone and sandstone. These sedimentary rocks, laid down in ancient marine environments over 500 million years ago, have weathered to create the landscape upon which this later prehistoric community chose to settle. The underlying geology has shaped both the terrain and the soils available to inhabitants of the site.
The unenclosed nature of this hut circle suggests a settlement pattern distinct from the more formally defended or enclosed communities found elsewhere. The structure would have provided shelter for one household within a dispersed settlement economy based on pastoralism and subsistence agriculture. Today, the site's preservation in the Welsh landscape offers evidence of prehistoric land use and domestic life in upland areas during antiquity.
Hut Circle near Gerddi Bluog is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference ME165. View the official record →
Hut Circle near Gerddi Bluog is a prehistoric unenclosed settlement structure located in Wales and protected by Cadw as a scheduled monument under reference ME165.
Hut Circle near Gerddi Bluog dates from the prehistoric period, and is classified as a unenclosed hut circle. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Hut Circle near Gerddi Bluog 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 ME165.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Cors-y-Gedol Burial Chamber (8 km), Dyffryn Ardudwy Chambered Tomb (8.4 km), Berth Ddu Hut Circles (8.4 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of Hut Circle near Gerddi Bluog's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Hut Circle near Gerddi Bluog stands on Middle Cambrian, bedrock that formed in the Middle Cambrian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.