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Hut Circle Settlement East of Caer-Cynog is a prehistoric domestic settlement comprising multiple hut circles located in Meirionnydd, Wales. The site consists of the remains of circular stone-built dwellings typical of Bronze Age settlement patterns in upland Wales, representing evidence of sustained occupation and pastoral land use during the prehistoric period. The hut circles demonstrate the architectural practices and domestic organisation of prehistoric communities in the Welsh uplands, where such settlements formed the basis of dispersed settlement hierarchies across the landscape. As a scheduled ancient monument under Cadw protection, the site preserves important archaeological evidence for understanding prehistoric settlement distribution and adaptation to upland terrain in medieval and earlier Wales.
Hut Circle Settlement East of Caer-Cynog is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference ME180. View the official record →
Hut Circle Settlement East of Caer-Cynog is a prehistoric domestic settlement comprising multiple hut circles located in Meirionnydd, Wales. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference ME180.
Hut Circle Settlement East of Caer-Cynog dates from the prehistoric period, and is classified as a hut circle settlement. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Hut Circle Settlement East of Caer-Cynog 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 ME180.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Mynydd Egryn Settlement (7.1 km), Mynydd Egryn Ring Cairn (7.1 km), Settlement & Fields Systems above Egryn Abbey (7.3 km).
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