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Hut Circle Settlement and Field System South-East of Erw is a prehistoric enclosed settlement comprising the remains of hut circles and associated field boundaries located in Conwy, North Wales. The site represents evidence of domestic occupation during the Bronze Age or Iron Age periods, when such circular or oval structures served as the primary dwellings of upland or rural communities. The hut circles are arranged in relation to a field system, indicating that settlement and agricultural land use were integrated within a single occupation zone. The site is protected as a Scheduled Ancient Monument under the Welsh heritage designation SAM CN277, recognising its importance for understanding prehistoric settlement patterns and land management in the region.
Hut Circle Settlement and Field System South-East of Erw is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference CN277. View the official record →
Hut Circle Settlement and Field System South-East of Erw is a prehistoric enclosed settlement comprising the remains of hut circles and associated field boundaries located in Conwy, North Wales. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference CN277.
Hut Circle Settlement and Field System South-East of Erw dates from the prehistoric period, and is classified as a enclosed hut circle settlement. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Hut Circle Settlement and Field System South-East of Erw 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 CN277.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Dorothea Quarry Beam Engine (5.4 km), Dorothea Quarry, Pyramids, Inclines, Mill & Winding Houses, etc (5.4 km), Ty Mawr East Slate Quarry Winding Engine House (5.9 km).
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