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Ty'n y Berllan Settlement is a prehistoric enclosed hut circle settlement situated on Tremadoc rocks composed of mudstone, siltstone and sandstone. The site comprises a group of circular or oval stone-built dwellings arranged within an enclosing boundary, a characteristic settlement form of the Bronze Age. The underlying geology would have provided both building material and shaped the productive potential of the landscape, with the naturally drained slopes supporting pastoral and arable activity. The settlement's positioning reflects deliberate choices about access to water, shelter and grazing land.
The hut circles at Ty'n y Berllan are defined by low stone walls or cairn-like foundations, typical of upland domestic architecture in prehistoric Wales. Such settlements were occupied seasonally or year-round by farming communities whose economy combined livestock herding with cultivation. The enclosing wall would have served both practical purposes—containing animals and defining territorial boundaries—and social functions, marking the community's identity and claim to the land.
Ty'n y Berllan is protected as a scheduled monument under Cadw reference ME096, recognising its archaeological significance as evidence of prehistoric settlement patterns and land use in Wales. The site contributes to our understanding of how early farming communities adapted to upland terrain and organised their domestic and economic spaces over millennia.
Ty'n y Berllan Settlement is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference ME096. View the official record →
Ty'n y Berllan Settlement is a prehistoric enclosed hut circle settlement situated on Tremadoc rocks composed of mudstone, siltstone and sandstone. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference ME096.
Ty'n y Berllan Settlement dates from the prehistoric period, and is classified as a enclosed hut circle settlement. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Ty'n y Berllan 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 ME096.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bedd Gorfal Ring Cairn (8.3 km), Fonlief Hir Standing Stones (8.4 km), Garreg Round Cairn (8.4 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of Ty'n y Berllan 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'n y Berllan Settlement stands on Tremadoc Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Tremadocian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.