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Maes Coch Hut Circles is a prehistoric hut circle settlement in Wales, protected by Cadw under reference ME195. The site comprises a cluster of circular or oval stone-built dwellings typical of later prehistoric communities in upland Britain. These structures represent domestic occupation spanning potentially several centuries, their placement reflecting the settlement needs of pastoralist or mixed farming communities.
The monument sits upon bedrock composed of Ordovician Extrusive Rocks, comprising mafic lava and tuff formed during the Ordovician period some 485 to 444 million years ago. This ancient volcanic geology shapes the local landscape character and would have determined the availability of stone for hut construction and field systems visible in the wider settlement pattern.
Hut circles of this type, typically measuring between 4 and 8 metres in diameter, represent some of the most substantial structural evidence for domestic life in prehistoric upland Wales. The survival of Maes Coch's multiple stone rings offers insight into settlement organisation, site permanence and land use during the later Bronze Age or Iron Age. The site's location and preservation make it an important archaeological record of prehistoric Welsh communities and their adaptation to upland terrain.
Maes Coch Hut Circles is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference ME195. View the official record →
Maes Coch Hut Circles is a prehistoric hut circle settlement in Wales, protected by Cadw under reference ME195.
Maes Coch Hut Circles dates from the prehistoric period, and is classified as a hut circle settlement. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Maes Coch Hut Circles 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 ME195.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Maes Coch Deserted Rural Settlement (0.1 km), Anti-invasion Defences 2000m NE of Cwmrhwyddfor Farm (2.1 km), Llyn Gafr Standing Stone (3.2 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of Maes Coch Hut Circles'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.
Maes Coch Hut Circles stands on Unnamed Extrusive Rocks, Ordovician, bedrock that formed in the Ordovician. The rock here is mafic lava and mafic tuff.