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Round Hut 70m S of St Celynin's Church is a prehistoric hut circle settlement located in Wales, protected by Cadw under reference CN128. The monument occupies land underlain by an unnamed mafic igneous intrusion of Ordovician to Silurian age, formed during the Silurian period. This bedrock geology—composed of dark, heavy igneous rock—shaped both the landscape and the settlement's relationship to its terrain.
Hut circles of this type typically date to the Bronze Age or Iron Age, representing domestic occupation and farming communities. The settlement's positioning near St Celynin's Church suggests continuity of land use across millennia, from prehistoric settlement through Christian period to the present day. The dark igneous bedrock would have weathered to provide building stone and influenced the pattern of surface water and soil development across the site.
The monument survives as earthwork remains within the modern landscape. Its preservation under legal protection recognises its archaeological value as evidence of prehistoric settlement patterns in Wales and the material culture of communities who utilised the igneous geology of their locality for shelter and sustenance over successive generations.
Round Hut 70m S of St Celynin's Church is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference CN128. View the official record →
Round Hut 70m S of St Celynin's Church is a prehistoric hut circle settlement located in Wales, protected by Cadw under reference CN128.
Round Hut 70m S of St Celynin's Church 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 70m S of St Celynin's Church 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 CN128.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Pen y Gaer Camp (4.4 km), Carnedd y Ddelw Cairn (5.3 km), Afon Dulyn ring cairn (6.5 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of Round Hut 70m S of St Celynin's Church'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 70m S of St Celynin's Church stands on Unnamed Igneous Intrusion, Ordovician To Silurian, bedrock that formed in the Silurian. The rock here is mafic igneous-rock.