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Hut Circle Settlement in Cwm Gelli Iago (North) is a prehistoric unenclosed hut circle located in Wales and protected by Cadw under reference CN255. The settlement sits on bedrock composed of Caradoc Rocks, a mix of mudstone, siltstone and sandstone formed during the Caradocian period. This geological foundation would have provided a relatively stable base for habitation, though the site's exposed upland location required careful positioning to manage water drainage from these fine-grained sediments.
The hut circle represents a form of domestic settlement typical of prehistoric communities in Wales, where individual roundhouses were occupied without formal defensive or boundary structures. The unenclosed nature of this settlement suggests a period when communal security was not a primary concern, or when the settlement's upland location itself provided natural protection. The Caradoc bedrock geology is characteristic of mid-Wales upland terrain, influencing both the landscape's suitability for settlement and the building materials available to its inhabitants.
As an unenclosed hut circle, this monument contributes to our understanding of prehistoric settlement patterns in Welsh upland regions. The site remains visible in the modern landscape and continues to provide archaeological evidence of domestic life in prehistoric Wales, preserved through its recognition and protection by Cadw.
Hut Circle Settlement in Cwm Gelli Iago (North) is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference CN255. View the official record →
Hut Circle Settlement in Cwm Gelli Iago (North) is a prehistoric unenclosed hut circle located in Wales and protected by Cadw under reference CN255.
Hut Circle Settlement in Cwm Gelli Iago (North) 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 in Cwm Gelli Iago (North) 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 CN255.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Unenclosed Hut Circle Settlement East of Garth-y-Foel (3.7 km), Pont Maesgwm Deserted Rural Settlement (3.7 km), Unenclosed Hut Circle Settlement at Bryn Derw (5.2 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of Hut Circle Settlement in Cwm Gelli Iago (North)'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 in Cwm Gelli Iago (North) stands on Caradoc Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Caradocian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.