Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Enclosure 150m NW of Eithin Man
Llangynog, Carmarthenshire, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Scheduled monument
- Site type
- Enclosed hut circle
- Period
- Roman
- Date of designation
- 18 August 1989
- Community
- Llangynog
- Unitary authority
- Carmarthenshire
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates (centre of the scheduled area)
- 51.82327, -4.41650
- SAM number
- CM242
- Cadw record number
- 657
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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Shown on 5 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1636 "Cornubia : Devonia, Somersetus, Dorcestria, Wiltonia, Glocestria ..." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Cadw's description
Summary description and reason for designation
The following provides a general description of the Scheduled Ancient Monument.
The monument comprises the remains of two enclosed hut circles, which probably date from the first millennium BC. The enclosure itself is sub-rectangular measuring c 60m by 45m set on a north facing slope. It is surrounded by a shallow ditch, 4-6m wide, with a low external bank which forms the base of the modern hedges on two sides, and a more prominent internal bank on the southern and parts of the eastern and western sides. There is an entrance by an earthen causeway in the eastern side. About one third of the interior has been excavated revealing two circular house platforms and the posts of the gateway.
The monument is of national importance for its potential to enhance our knowledge of prehistoric settlement practices. It is an important relic of the prehistoric landscape and retains significant archaeological potential. There is a strong probability of the presence of environmental and structural evidence, including preserved internal and external floor levels.
The scheduled area comprises the remains described and areas around them within which related evidence may be expected to survive.
Nearby in the register
- Twlc y Filliast Burial ChamberChambered Tombunder 1 mi
- Bwlch Seiri CampEnclosureunder 1 mi
- War Memorial CrossCommemorativeunder 1 mi
- Church of St CynogReligious, Ritual and Funerary1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.