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Settlements SW of Bryn Cader Faner is a prehistoric hut circle settlement located in Wales and protected by Cadw under reference ME144. The site comprises the remains of circular or oval stone-built dwellings typical of Bronze Age and Iron Age communities in upland regions. Such settlements represent domestic occupation and the organisation of household groups in the landscape, with hut circles often clustered to indicate settlement continuity over extended periods.
The monument sits upon bedrock of Middle Cambrian mudstone, siltstone and sandstone, which would have been the natural building material available to the inhabitants. These resistant stones, weathered from the underlying geology, were employed in the construction of dwelling walls and field boundaries. The upland setting, characteristic of many Welsh prehistoric settlements, suggests pastoral agriculture combined with small-scale cultivation suited to the exposed terrain and climatic conditions.
The settlement's position southwest of Bryn Cader Faner situates it within a landscape of considerable prehistoric activity in this region. Hut circle settlements of this type provide evidence of how communities adapted to upland environments, exploiting local stone and organising their domestic spaces in ways that reflect social structures and subsistence strategies of the pre-Roman Iron Age and earlier periods.
Settlements SW of Bryn Cader Faner is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference ME144. View the official record →
Settlements SW of Bryn Cader Faner is a prehistoric hut circle settlement located in Wales and protected by Cadw under reference ME144.
Settlements SW of Bryn Cader Faner 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.
Settlements SW of Bryn Cader Faner 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 ME144.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Hut Circle South of Tyddyn-Du (7.6 km), Tyddyn Du Enclosed Settlement (7.6 km), Hut Circle Settlement at Crawcwellt South (7.9 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of Settlements SW of Bryn Cader Faner'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.
Settlements SW of Bryn Cader Faner stands on Middle Cambrian, bedrock that formed in the Middle Cambrian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.