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Hut Circle Settlement West of Cwm Farm is a prehistoric settlement comprising circular or oval stone-built dwellings. The site lies on exposed bedrock of Llanvirn mudstones, siltstones and sandstones that would have provided both building material and a naturally drained location for habitation. Such settlements are characteristically found across upland and marginal areas of Wales, typically dating to the Bronze Age or Iron Age, though occupation may have extended across multiple periods.
The hut circles follow the typical regional form of small domestic structures, their footprints marked by surviving stone foundations or rubble rings. The settlement's positioning on Whiterock geology reflects the practical choices of prehistoric communities, who exploited local stone for construction whilst occupying terrain elevated enough to avoid waterlogging. The grouping of multiple structures suggests a community rather than isolated occupation.
The site is protected as a scheduled monument under Cadw reference CN311, recognising its significance as evidence of prehistoric settlement patterns in Wales. Such settlements contribute substantially to understanding how people organised domestic space and land use in prehistoric times, particularly in areas where stone-founded structures have survived the passage of millennia.
Hut Circle Settlement West of Cwm Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference CN311. View the official record →
Hut Circle Settlement West of Cwm Farm is a prehistoric settlement comprising circular or oval stone-built dwellings. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference CN311.
Hut Circle Settlement West of Cwm Farm 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 West of Cwm Farm 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 CN311.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Carn Pentyrch Camp (4.3 km), St Cybi's Well (4.8 km), Cross-Incised Stone in Llangybi Churchyard (4.9 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of Hut Circle Settlement West of Cwm Farm'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 West of Cwm Farm stands on Llanvirn Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Whiterock. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.