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Hut circles NW of Tyn-y-Ddol is a prehistoric unenclosed hut circle settlement in Wales. The site sits upon Caradoc Rocks, a bedrock of mudstone, siltstone and sandstone laid down during the Caradocian period. These geological substrates would have presented both practical challenges and opportunities to its prehistoric inhabitants: the stone-rich geology offered ready material for construction and tool-making, whilst the mixed sedimentary deposits suggest variable drainage across the settlement location. The hut circles represent domestic occupation during the Bronze Age or Iron Age, when such dispersed, unenclosed settlements were characteristic of upland and marginal Welsh landscapes. The absence of surrounding defensive works indicates a settlement pattern focused on pastoral and agricultural subsistence rather than nucleated settlement with communal fortification. The monument is protected by Cadw, the Welsh Historic Monuments service, under reference CN251, ensuring its preservation for future archaeological study and public understanding of prehistoric Welsh settlement patterns.
Hut circles NW of Tyn-y-Ddol is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference CN251. View the official record →
Hut circles NW of Tyn-y-Ddol is a prehistoric unenclosed hut circle settlement in Wales. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference CN251.
Hut circles NW of Tyn-y-Ddol 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 circles NW of Tyn-y-Ddol 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 CN251.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Diffwys Quarry (6 km), Hut Circle Settlement at Gelli Gonan (6.3 km), Cwmorthin slate quarry, mine, railway and ancillary features (6.5 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of Hut circles NW of Tyn-y-Ddol'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 NW of Tyn-y-Ddol stands on Caradoc Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Caradocian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.