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Settlement 400m SE of Moel Goedog is a prehistoric enclosed hut circle situated on the moorland slopes of central Wales. The monument consists of a roughly circular enclosure defined by a low stone bank, within which sits a hut circle—a sunken or flattened depression marking the former floor of a prehistoric roundhouse. Such structures are characteristic of Bronze Age settlement in upland Wales, where communities established permanent or semi-permanent homesteads in exposed terrain.
The site rests upon Middle Cambrian bedrock of mudstone, siltstone and sandstone, rocks formed in an ancient sea over 500 million years ago. This underlying geology has shaped the landscape's character, creating the moorland environment that early pastoral communities exploited for grazing and subsistence. The enclosing bank would have served practical purposes, protecting livestock and domestic space whilst defining the settlement's boundaries.
The monument is protected by Cadw, the Welsh heritage organisation, and is registered under reference ME133. The survival of such earthwork settlements across the Welsh uplands provides important evidence for prehistoric land use and social organisation in regions previously thought to be marginal to early settlement patterns. This hut circle forms part of a wider archaeological landscape that documents the long human occupation of Wales's high ground.
Settlement 400m SE of Moel Goedog is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference ME133. View the official record →
Settlement 400m SE of Moel Goedog is a prehistoric enclosed hut circle situated on the moorland slopes of central Wales. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference ME133.
Settlement 400m SE of Moel Goedog dates from the prehistoric period, and is classified as a enclosed hut circle. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Settlement 400m SE of Moel Goedog 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 ME133.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Settlement and Field System at Bron y Foel Uchaf (7.1 km), Bron-y-Foel West Burial Chamber (7.6 km), Enclosure near Bron y Foel, Moelfre (8 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of Settlement 400m SE of Moel Goedog'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.
Settlement 400m SE of Moel Goedog stands on Middle Cambrian, bedrock that formed in the Middle Cambrian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.