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Hut Settlement at Mynydd Graig Goch, South is a prehistoric unenclosed settlement comprising several hut circles situated on upland terrain in Wales. The site lies on bedrock of Ordovician felsic tuff, a volcanic rock that has weathered across millennia to create the challenging landscape characteristic of high moorland settlement. This geology provided building stone for the circular dwellings and shaped the settlement's relationship to the surrounding terrain.
The settlement represents occupation during the later prehistoric period, when communities established permanent or semi-permanent homesteads on upland areas. The absence of enclosing ramparts or palisades distinguishes this from defended settlements, suggesting a dispersed pattern of domestic occupation rather than communal fortification. Such unenclosed settlements are common in upland Wales, indicating land use practised by pastoralist or mixed farming populations.
The site is protected as a scheduled monument under Cadw reference CN292, recognising its archaeological significance to understanding prehistoric settlement patterns and land use in upland Wales. The survival of multiple hut circles, despite post-prehistoric agricultural activity, provides important evidence for settlement structure and the daily life of prehistoric communities inhabiting this moorland environment.
Hut Settlement at Mynydd Graig Goch, South is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference CN292. View the official record →
Hut Settlement at Mynydd Graig Goch, South is a prehistoric unenclosed settlement comprising several hut circles situated on upland terrain in Wales. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference CN292.
Hut Settlement at Mynydd Graig Goch, South 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 Settlement at Mynydd Graig Goch, South 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 CN292.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Ystum-Cegid Burial Chamber (6.3 km), Cefn-Isaf Burial Chamber (6.9 km), Hut Circles near Craig y Gesail (7.9 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of Hut Settlement at Mynydd Graig Goch, South'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 Settlement at Mynydd Graig Goch, South stands on Unnamed Extrusive Rocks, Ordovician, bedrock that formed in the Ordovician. The rock here is felsic tuff.