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Hut Group near Galltycelyn is a prehistoric unenclosed hut circle situated on exposed Neoproterozoic felsic tuff bedrock south of Cwm-y-Glo in Wales. The monument represents a domestic settlement from the Bronze Age or Iron Age, when communities constructed simple circular dwellings without formal defensive enclosures. The underlying geology of unnamed extrusive volcanic rocks, formed during the Neoproterozoic, would have presented a challenging terrain for settlement, yet the location was chosen and occupied, suggesting the site's inhabitants valued access to resources or routes across this upland landscape.
The unenclosed character of the hut group indicates a settlement unburdened by the need for fortification, typical of many prehistoric communities in upland Wales. The preservation of multiple hut circles at this location provides archaeological evidence of domestic arrangement and social organisation during the prehistoric period. Now protected by Cadw, the heritage body responsible for Wales's historic monuments, the hut group remains an important record of Bronze and Iron Age settlement patterns in the Welsh uplands.
Hut Group, Near Galltycelyn, S of Cwm-y-Glo is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference CN228. View the official record →
Hut Group near Galltycelyn is a prehistoric unenclosed hut circle situated on exposed Neoproterozoic felsic tuff bedrock south of Cwm-y-Glo in Wales. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference CN228.
Hut Group, Near Galltycelyn, S of Cwm-y-Glo 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 Group, Near Galltycelyn, S of Cwm-y-Glo 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 CN228.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Drws y Coed Copper Mine (8.1 km), Small Fort Near Nantlle (8.4 km), Y Garn cairns (8.9 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of Hut Group, Near Galltycelyn, S of Cwm-y-Glo'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 Group, Near Galltycelyn, S of Cwm-y-Glo stands on Unnamed Extrusive Rocks, Neoproterozoic, bedrock that formed in the Neoproterozoic. The rock here is felsic tuff.