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Hut Circle West of Saith Maen is a prehistoric domestic settlement consisting of an unenclosed hut circle located in Breconshire, Wales. The site dates to the Bronze Age or Iron Age period, representing the remains of a single circular dwelling that would have served as a domestic habitation during the later prehistoric period. The structure survives as an earthwork feature, identifiable by its characteristic circular form, which reflects the typical dwelling practices of upland pastoral communities in prehistoric Wales. As an unenclosed settlement, the hut circle indicates a pattern of dispersed, individual homesteads rather than nucleated village settlements, providing archaeological evidence of how prehistoric populations organised their domestic and economic activities across the Breconshire landscape.
Hut Circle West of Saith Maen is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference BR256. View the official record →
Hut Circle West of Saith Maen is a prehistoric domestic settlement consisting of an unenclosed hut circle located in Breconshire, Wales. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference BR256.
Hut Circle West of Saith Maen 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 West of Saith Maen 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 BR256.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bryn Llechwen ring cairn (5 km), Coelbren Fort (5.4 km), Section of Road NE of Coelbren Fort (5.4 km).
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