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Hut Circle Settlement in Cwm Gelli Iago (West) is a prehistoric unenclosed settlement comprising the archaeological remains of domestic structures typical of Bronze Age or Iron Age upland communities. The settlement lies on bedrock composed of Caradoc Rocks—mudstone, siltstone and sandstone formed during the Caradocian period—which would have provided a relatively stable foundation despite the exposed Welsh landscape. The hut circles themselves represent the footprints of roundhouses whose timber frames and turf or stone walls have long since degraded, leaving only earthwork depressions and stone settings visible on the ground surface. Such settlements were characteristically unenclosed, distinguishing them from the ditched or palisaded compounds of contemporary lowland populations, suggesting a pastoral economy suited to upland grazing rather than intensive agriculture or defence. The site is protected as a Scheduled Monument under Cadw's registration CN253, reflecting its significance as evidence of prehistoric settlement patterns and land use in the Welsh uplands.
Hut Circle Settlement in Cwm Gelli Iago (West) is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference CN253. View the official record →
Hut Circle Settlement in Cwm Gelli Iago (West) is a prehistoric unenclosed settlement comprising the archaeological remains of domestic structures typical of Bronze Age or Iron Age upland communities. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference CN253.
Hut Circle Settlement in Cwm Gelli Iago (West) dates from the prehistoric period, and is classified as a unenclosed hut circle settlement. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Hut Circle Settlement in Cwm Gelli Iago (West) 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 CN253.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Unenclosed Hut Circle Settlement East of Garth-y-Foel (3.4 km), Pont Maesgwm Deserted Rural Settlement (3.5 km), Unenclosed Hut Circle Settlement at Bryn Derw (4.9 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of Hut Circle Settlement in Cwm Gelli Iago (West)'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 (West) stands on Caradoc Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Caradocian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.