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Round Hut 700m NNE of Garreg Hir is a prehistoric hut circle settlement in Wales, protected by Cadw under reference MG338. The site consists of the remains of a circular dwelling, characteristic of prehistoric communities who occupied upland areas across Britain during the Bronze Age and Iron Age. Such settlements were typically occupied seasonally or year-round by small family groups engaged in pastoral farming and subsistence activities suited to exposed moorland environments.
The hut circle sits upon Wenlock Rocks, a bedrock formation of interbedded sandstone and conglomerate dating to the Wenlock period of the Silurian era, some 425 million years old. This geology would have influenced both settlement location and the materials available for construction. The harsh weathering of such exposed strata creates a landscape of limited arable potential, making the presence of this dwelling notable evidence of human adaptation to marginal upland terrain.
The survival of hut circles on such high, exposed ground reflects their substantial stone construction, which has resisted the erosive forces that have long since destroyed comparable settlements built in lowland areas. Such remains represent our principal archaeological evidence for understanding the domestic and economic life of prehistoric communities in the Welsh uplands, and their role in the broader settlement patterns of Iron Age Britain.
Round Hut 700m NNE of Garreg Hir is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference MG338. View the official record →
Round Hut 700m NNE of Garreg Hir is a prehistoric hut circle settlement in Wales, protected by Cadw under reference MG338.
Round Hut 700m NNE of Garreg Hir 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.
Round Hut 700m NNE of Garreg Hir 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 MG338.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Caersws Roman road (6.5 km), Caersws Roman Site (7.1 km), Caersws Roman Fort: Section of South Western Defences (7.1 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of Round Hut 700m NNE of Garreg Hir'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.
Round Hut 700m NNE of Garreg Hir stands on Wenlock Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Wenlock. The rock here is sandstone and conglomerate, interbedded.