Enclosed Hut Group North East of Cae'r Mynydd

Cadw's description

Summary description and reason for designation

The following provides a general description of the Scheduled Monument.

A roughly circular embanked enclosure, c.35m in diameter, probably dating to the Iron Age/Romano-British period. The enclosure lies on sloping ground and is cut back into the hillside slightly with a terrace on the down-slope side; it seems to have been walled all around but there is little left of this. A trackway approaches from the W and there is an entrance on the SW side. Internal features include platforms for three conjoined, circular huts against the S side and another curving terrace near the centre of the enclosure which may be the remains of a structure, possibly of more recent date.

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. Proximity to other broadly contemporary settlements gives the monument particular group value.

The scheduled area comprises the remains described and areas around them within which related evidence may be expected to survive.