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Hut Circle Settlement North-West of Mount Pleasant is a prehistoric unenclosed hut circle located in Wales. The monument sits upon bedrock of Upper Cambrian age, including Tremadoc formation metasedimentary rock dating to the Tremadocian period, which provides a firm foundation across the exposed upland landscape. This geological setting is characteristic of the higher ground favoured for settlement in prehistoric times.
The hut circle represents a form of domestic architecture commonly found throughout Wales and the broader British Isles during the Bronze Age and Iron Age periods. Without enclosing banks or ditches, the settlement stands as evidence of individual or small-group occupation at this location. The site's position on Cambrian bedrock, typical of much of Wales's underlying geology, would have offered both natural drainage and local sources of stone for construction.
The monument is protected by Cadw, the Welsh Historic Monuments service, under reference CN282. Its survival as an archaeological site allows for the study of prehistoric settlement patterns and domestic arrangements in the Welsh uplands, contributing to understanding of how communities adapted to and utilised the landscape during the later prehistoric period.
Hut Circle Settlement North-West of Mount Pleasant is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference CN282. View the official record →
Hut Circle Settlement North-West of Mount Pleasant is a prehistoric unenclosed hut circle located in Wales. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference CN282.
Hut Circle Settlement North-West of Mount Pleasant 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 North-West of Mount Pleasant 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 CN282.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Capel Anelog (0.6 km), St Mary's Church (2.6 km), The Senacus Stone (formerly in Tudweiliog, Dwyfor) (2.6 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of Hut Circle Settlement North-West of Mount Pleasant'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 North-West of Mount Pleasant stands on Upper Cambrian, Including Tremadoc, bedrock that formed in the Tremadocian. The rock here is metasedimentary rock.