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Hut Circle Settlement East of Cefn Bifor is a prehistoric unenclosed hut circle settlement located in Wales. The monument sits upon bedrock comprising Caradoc Rocks, a sequence of mudstone, siltstone and sandstone laid down during the Caradocian period. These fine-grained sedimentary formations, which underlie much of central Wales, would have weathered to produce heavy, clay-rich soils typical of upland settlement zones in this region.
The settlement consists of circular or sub-circular house platforms characteristic of Bronze Age or Iron Age occupation, though the site itself remains undated by excavation. No defensive works surround the settlement, indicating a period of relative stability or a community relying upon dispersed settlement patterns rather than fortification. Such unenclosed hut circles are common across upland Wales, often found at similar elevations on comparable geological substrates.
The monument is protected by Cadw, the Welsh heritage monuments authority, under reference CN273. This protection recognises the archaeological importance of the site as evidence of prehistoric domestic occupation and land use. The survival of such physical remains contributes significantly to understanding settlement patterns, land exploitation and social organisation in prehistoric Wales.
Hut Circle Settlement East of Cefn Bifor is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference CN273. View the official record →
Hut Circle Settlement East of Cefn Bifor is a prehistoric unenclosed hut circle settlement located in Wales. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference CN273.
Hut Circle Settlement East of Cefn Bifor 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 Settlement East of Cefn Bifor 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 CN273.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Hut Group West of Cwm Mawr (3.7 km), Fach-goch, standing stone to SSE of (3.7 km), Hut Circles near Craig y Gesail (3.9 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of Hut Circle Settlement East of Cefn Bifor'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 Cefn Bifor stands on Caradoc Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Caradocian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.