© Mapbox · © OpenStreetMap contributors · Boundary data © Cadw
Hut Circles and Enclosures on Buarth Maen is a prehistoric domestic settlement located in Wales, designated as a Scheduled Ancient Monument under Cadw reference GM401. The site comprises unenclosed hut circles representing occupation during the Bronze Age or Iron Age periods, typical of the dispersed settlement patterns found across upland Wales during prehistory. The hut circles are evidenced by circular or sub-circular depressions in the landscape, which mark the locations of former roundhouse dwellings. This type of settlement provides archaeological evidence for understanding the domestic economy, social organisation and land use practices of prehistoric Welsh communities.
Hut Circles & Enclosures on Buarth Maen is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference GM401. View the official record →
Hut Circles and Enclosures on Buarth Maen is a prehistoric domestic settlement located in Wales, designated as a Scheduled Ancient Monument under Cadw reference GM401. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference GM401.
Hut Circles & Enclosures on Buarth Maen dates from the prehistoric period, and is classified as a unenclosed hut circle. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Hut Circles & Enclosures on Buarth 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 GM401.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Rhos-Gwawr cairn cemetery (5.2 km), Remains of Iron Furnace at Cwmaman (6 km), Castell Nos (7 km).
Aubrey generates in-depth historical research for any address in Britain — drawing on scheduled monument data, Domesday records, Roman heritage, PAS finds and medieval history to reveal the complete story of a landscape.
Research the area around Hut Circles & Enclosures on Buarth Maen