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Ty Coch Prehistoric Settlement is an unenclosed hut circle located in Wales and protected by Cadw as a scheduled monument under reference CN194. The site represents a form of domestic occupation common throughout prehistoric Britain, particularly during the Bronze Age and Iron Age periods. Hut circles of this type typically comprised circular or oval structures with stone or timber walls, often set slightly into the ground to provide greater stability and insulation.
The settlement sits upon bedrock of Llanvirn Rocks (Undifferentiated), comprising mudstone, siltstone and sandstone of Ordovician age, which would have shaped both the building methods available to the inhabitants and the landscape's natural resources. Such geological foundations across upland Wales frequently supported prehistoric communities whose economy combined pastoral and subsistence activities. The exposed bedrock and surrounding terrain would have influenced the choice of this location and the construction techniques employed.
As an unenclosed settlement, Ty Coch lacks the defensive ditches or palisade boundaries that characterise many contemporary fortified sites. This suggests a community oriented towards pastoral land use rather than defence, typical of dispersed settlement patterns in upland regions during the later prehistoric period. The survival of the hut circle's earthwork form allows visitors today to appreciate the scale and domestic character of prehistoric Welsh life.
Ty Coch Prehistoric Settlement is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference CN194. View the official record →
Ty Coch Prehistoric Settlement is an unenclosed hut circle located in Wales and protected by Cadw as a scheduled monument under reference CN194.
Ty Coch Prehistoric Settlement 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.
Ty Coch Prehistoric Settlement 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 CN194.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Garnedd-goch round cairn (6.9 km), Gilfach Copper Mine (8.4 km), Mynydd Graig Goch round cairn (8.4 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of Ty Coch Prehistoric Settlement'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.
Ty Coch Prehistoric Settlement stands on Llanvirn Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Whiterock. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.