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Huts and Field Systems NE of Nantlle is a prehistoric enclosure situated in north Wales, protected as a scheduled monument under Cadw reference CN179. The site occupies land underlain by Llanvirn rocks of Whiterock age, a sequence of mudstone, siltstone and sandstone that forms the bedrock across much of this region. This geology has shaped both the landscape and the character of settlement in the area.
The monument comprises hut circles and associated field systems indicative of Bronze Age or Iron Age occupation. The hut platforms and field boundaries remain visible as earthwork features across the ground surface, preserving evidence of how communities organised their domestic and agricultural space in prehistoric times. Such settlements commonly exploited sloping terrain where multiple natural springs and streams could support both stock and cultivation.
The survival of these features in situ offers direct archaeological evidence of prehistoric settlement patterns in the upland zones of Wales. The relationship between the huts, field divisions and the underlying geology demonstrates how Bronze and Iron Age communities adapted their farming practices to this moorland environment, choosing suitable positions for habitation and land use that remain legible more than two thousand years later.
Huts & Field Systems NE of Nantlle is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference CN179. View the official record →
Huts and Field Systems NE of Nantlle is a prehistoric enclosure situated in north Wales, protected as a scheduled monument under Cadw reference CN179.
Huts & Field Systems NE of Nantlle dates from the prehistoric period, and is classified as a enclosure. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Huts & Field Systems NE of Nantlle 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 CN179.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Huts and Enclosures above Ceunant y Ddol (8.4 km), Treforys Deserted Quarry Settlement (9.5 km), Cae-Bach Hut Circle Settlement (9.6 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of Huts & Field Systems NE of Nantlle'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.
Huts & Field Systems NE of Nantlle stands on Llanvirn Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Whiterock. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.