Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Hut Group and Field System E of Coed-y-Brain
Llanwnda, Gwynedd, Wales
A scheduled monument in Llanwnda, Gwynedd, recorded as Hut Circle Settlement (Prehistoric).
The record
- Designation
- Scheduled monument
- Site type
- Hut Circle Settlement
- Period
- Prehistoric
- Community
- Llanwnda
- Unitary authority
- Gwynedd
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates (centre of the scheduled area)
- 53.09113, -4.25050
- SAM number
- CN152
- Cadw record number
- 2468
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesLlyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru – The National Library of Wales
5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1795 map "To Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn Bart ... the map of the six counties of North Wales is most humbly inscribed by his obedient humble servant" (Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru – The National Library of Wales).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1795 · To Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn Bart ... the map of the six counties of North Wales is most… (Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru – The National Library of Wales)
- 1883 · Watershed map England, Wales 3. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1896 · Sheet 7. Ordnance Survey of England and Wales. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1899 · 105 Carnarvon (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 9 and 10. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Summary description and reason for designation
The following provides a general description of the Scheduled Monument.
The monument comprises the remains of a small stone-built settlement with associated field boundaries and cultivation terraces.
The settlement is roughly defined by a stone bank; within which four circular huts are grouped around a central courtyard, three joined together, the fourth isolated. The two huts at the W seem to be built against the wall of the enclosure. Excavation in 1921-2 demonstrated later prehistoric occupation.
To the S are 3 terraces apparently associated with the settlement, they run in a NE - SW direction, occupying most of the field in which the settlement is situated. The archaeological value of these well-preserved terraces lies in their potential relationship with the settlement, which could be tested by excavation; such a testable relationship is rare.
To the N are extensive boundaries associated with the settlement and traces of an early trackway leading to the settlement. The remains are well-preserved and stone-walled field plots and lynchets can be identified.
The monument is of national importance for its potential to enhance our knowledge of prehistoric settlement. It retains significant archaeological potential, with a strong probability of the presence of associated archaeological features and deposits. The structures themselves may be expected to contain archaeological information concerning chronology and building techniques.
The scheduled area comprises the remains described and areas around them within which related evidence may be expected to survive.
Nearby in the register
- Hafoty Ty-Newydd Enclosed Hut GroupEnclosed hut circleunder 1 mi
- Cae'r Odyn Unenclosed HutUnenclosed hut circleunder 1 mi
- The HavenDomesticunder 1 mi
- Hut Circle South of Cae'r SaisUnenclosed hut circleunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.