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Hut Circle Settlement at Nant Bochllwyd is a prehistoric settlement comprising the remains of circular or oval dwellings constructed on the slopes of the Nant Bochllwyd valley in Wales. The hut circles are typically defined by low stone walls or banks marking the perimeter of individual structures, a building form common to Bronze Age and Iron Age communities across upland Britain and Wales. This settlement sits upon bedrock of Caradoc Rocks—undifferentiated mudstone, siltstone and sandstone of Caradocian age—which would have been quarried or gathered for construction and provided a firm foundation for settlement in this highland landscape.
The choice of location reflects the settlement's dependence on the upland resources available in the Nant Bochllwyd area. Such exposed valleys offered grazing land for livestock herding, the economic foundation of prehistoric pastoral societies, whilst the local geology provided ready-worked stone for building and daily use. The settlement's position also suggests access to water sources and natural shelter within the valley.
The site is now protected by Cadw, the Welsh heritage monument service, under reference CN269, ensuring its preservation as evidence of prehistoric settlement patterns and upland land use in Wales.
Hut Circle Settlement at Nant Bochllwyd is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference CN269. View the official record →
Hut Circle Settlement at Nant Bochllwyd is a prehistoric settlement comprising the remains of circular or oval dwellings constructed on the slopes of the Nant Bochllwyd valley in Wales. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference CN269.
Hut Circle Settlement at Nant Bochllwyd dates from the prehistoric period, and is classified as a hut circle settlement. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Hut Circle Settlement at Nant Bochllwyd 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 CN269.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Nant Ffrancon Anti-invasion Defences (1.2 km), The Holyhead Road: the Ogwen Pass (1.3 km), Huts and Enclosures SE of Glan Llugwy (3.4 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of Hut Circle Settlement at Nant Bochllwyd'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 Circle Settlement at Nant Bochllwyd stands on Caradoc Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Caradocian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.