Scheduled MonumentsWalesPant-y-Gadair Hut Circle Settlement
Prehistoric · Hut Circle

Pant-y-Gadair Hut Circle Settlement

Breconshire, Wales
Cadw SAM BR413
Period
Prehistoric
Site type
Hut Circle
Broad class
Domestic
Nation
Wales
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Pant-y-Gadair Hut Circle Settlement is a prehistoric domestic site located in Breconshire, Wales, comprising the remains of one or more hut circles typical of Bronze Age settlement patterns in upland Wales. The site represents evidence of sustained occupation during the Bronze Age, when such circular stone-built or stone-founded structures served as the primary domestic dwellings across the Welsh uplands. The hut circle remains survive as low stony banks that once formed the walls of these roundhouses, preserving important archaeological evidence of domestic life, settlement organisation, and land use practices in prehistoric Wales. The monument is protected under the Cadw scheduled ancient monuments register, reflecting its significance to understanding Bronze Age settlement and subsistence economies in the Brecon Beacons region.

Pant-y-Gadair Hut Circle Settlement is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference BR413. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Pant-y-Gadair Hut Circle Settlement?

Pant-y-Gadair Hut Circle Settlement is a prehistoric domestic site located in Breconshire, Wales, comprising the remains of one or more hut circles typical of Bronze Age settlement patterns in upland Wales. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference BR413.

What period does Pant-y-Gadair Hut Circle Settlement date from?

Pant-y-Gadair Hut Circle Settlement dates from the prehistoric period, and is classified as a hut circle. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.

Who is responsible for protecting Pant-y-Gadair Hut Circle Settlement?

Pant-y-Gadair 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 BR413.

What other scheduled monuments are near Pant-y-Gadair Hut Circle Settlement?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Gelli-Isaf Tramroad Bridge, Abernant Tramroad (8.5 km), Iron Tram Bridge, Robertstown (9.2 km), Tramroad East of Robert's Town Bridge, Aberdare (9.3 km).

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