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Hut Circle Settlement East of Caer-Cynog is a prehistoric settlement comprising the remains of circular dwellings characteristic of Bronze Age and Iron Age occupation in upland Wales. The site lies on Lower Cambrian bedrock of sandstone and conglomerate, which would have provided stone for construction and weathered into soils suitable for pastoral settlement. The undulating terrain of this geological formation, typical of mid-Wales, shaped both the placement of individual structures and the wider settlement pattern.
The hut circles are defined by low stone banks that mark the perimeter of ancient roundhouses, a building form widely adopted across Celtic Britain during the later prehistoric period. Construction would have utilised the naturally fractured sandstone and conglomerate available at surface level, minimising the labour required to gather building materials. The settlement's location east of Caer-Cynog suggests integration with a broader pattern of dispersed upland communities.
The site is protected by Cadw, the Welsh heritage body, under reference ME180, recognising its archaeological significance as evidence of prehistoric settlement patterns and building practices in the Welsh uplands. The preservation of hut circle earthworks depends upon the stability of the Lower Cambrian bedrock and the maintenance of grassland management to prevent rank vegetation obscuring the structural remains.
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 settlement comprising the remains of circular dwellings characteristic of Bronze Age and Iron Age occupation in upland 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 the UK.
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).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of Hut Circle Settlement East of Caer-Cynog'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 East of Caer-Cynog stands on Lower Cambrian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Early Cambrian. The rock here is sandstone and conglomerate, interbedded.