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Llechwedd Erwent Hut Circle Settlement is a prehistoric unenclosed hut circle settlement located in Wales. The site comprises the remains of several circular or oval stone-built dwellings arranged without any surrounding defensive enclosure, a settlement type characteristic of upland communities during the Bronze Age and Iron Age. The structures would originally have featured stone-founded walls supporting timber frameworks and thatch roofing, with internal hearths for heating and cooking.
The settlement sits upon Ordovician to Silurian bedrock, specifically an unnamed igneous intrusion of mafic origin that crystallised during the Silurian period. This underlying geology of darker, denser igneous rock would have presented a challenging landscape for agriculture, suggesting the inhabitants may have practised pastoralism or exploited local mineral resources. The exposed rocky terrain and poor drainage typical of such geological settings would have shaped daily life and settlement patterns at the site.
The monument is protected by Cadw, the Welsh heritage organisation, under reference ME199. Hut circle settlements of this type are important archaeological records of prehistoric domestic life and settlement organisation in Wales, offering insights into how communities adapted to upland environments and managed their resources during the later prehistoric period.
Llechwedd Erwent Hut Circle Settlement is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference ME199. View the official record →
Llechwedd Erwent Hut Circle Settlement is a prehistoric unenclosed hut circle settlement located in Wales. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference ME199.
Llechwedd Erwent Hut Circle Settlement 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.
Llechwedd Erwent Hut Circle Settlement 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 ME199.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Cairn 200m SE of Foel Ystrodur Fawr (0.8 km), Cairn 300m SE of Bryn Cau (1 km), Bancian Duon Hut Circle Settlement and Deserted Rural Settlement (1.2 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of Llechwedd Erwent Hut Circle Settlement'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.
Llechwedd Erwent Hut Circle Settlement stands on Unnamed Igneous Intrusion, Ordovician To Silurian, bedrock that formed in the Silurian. The rock here is mafic igneous-rock.