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Plas Meilw Hut Circles is a prehistoric unenclosed settlement site in Wales, protected by Cadw under reference AN033. The monument comprises the remains of domestic structures from the Bronze Age or Iron Age, identifiable as circular or oval depressions in the landscape where dwellings once stood. Such hut circles are characteristic of upland and marginal agricultural zones across Wales and western Britain, where communities established small, dispersed settlements adapted to local terrain and resources.
The site sits on bedrock of Upper Cambrian age, specifically including Tremadoc metasedimentary rock formed during the Tremadocian period. This ancient geological foundation provided a stable base for settlement, whilst the surrounding landscape offered grazing land and access to water. The unenclosed nature of the settlement indicates a community less concerned with defensive perimeter boundaries than many contemporary lowland neighbours, suggesting settlement in a relatively secure landscape.
The hut circles survive as earthworks—subsided floor levels and surrounding wall lines—that preserve evidence of settlement patterns and domestic life in prehistoric Wales. Though no artefacts are described in the recorded information, such sites typically yield pottery, tools and burnt stone, providing insight into daily activities, food production and trade networks of their period.
Plas Meilw Hut Circles is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference AN033. View the official record →
Plas Meilw Hut Circles is a prehistoric unenclosed settlement site in Wales, protected by Cadw under reference AN033.
Plas Meilw Hut Circles dates from the prehistoric period, and is classified as a unenclosed hut circle. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Plas Meilw 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 AN033.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Penrhosfeilw Standing Stones (0.3 km), Porth Dafarch Hut Circles (0.9 km), Dinas Porth Ruffydd (1.7 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of Plas Meilw 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.
Plas Meilw Hut Circles stands on Upper Cambrian, Including Tremadoc, bedrock that formed in the Tremadocian. The rock here is metasedimentary rock.