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Hut Circles East of Moel Geifr is a prehistoric hut circle settlement situated in Wales and scheduled as an ancient monument protected by Cadw under reference ME181. The site comprises the remains of circular or near-circular dwellings, characteristic of Bronze Age and Iron Age settlement patterns in upland Britain. These structures represent domestic occupation during the later prehistory of the region.
The settlement occupies ground developed on Middle Cambrian bedrock comprising mudstone, siltstone and sandstone. This solid geology, combined with the site's upland position, would have presented specific constraints and opportunities for the prehistoric inhabitants. The local stone sources provided material for hut construction and boundary definition, whilst the terrain influenced settlement layout and subsistence practices.
The hut circles are visible as low circular earthworks in the landscape, preserving evidence of domestic life spanning centuries or millennia of prehistory. Such settlements typically accommodated extended families or small communities, with inhabitants practising farming, pastoralism and craft production. The site contributes to understanding of settlement distribution and socio-economic organisation in upland Wales during the Bronze and Iron Ages.
Hut Circles East of Moel Geifr is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference ME181. View the official record →
Hut Circles East of Moel Geifr is a prehistoric hut circle settlement situated in Wales and scheduled as an ancient monument protected by Cadw under reference ME181.
Hut Circles East of Moel Geifr 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 Circles East of Moel Geifr 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 ME181.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Hut Circle South of Tyddyn-Du (7.9 km), Tyddyn Du Enclosed Settlement (8 km), Hut Circle Settlement at Crawcwellt South (8.4 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of Hut Circles East of Moel Geifr'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 Circles East of Moel Geifr stands on Middle Cambrian, bedrock that formed in the Middle Cambrian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.