Enclosed Hut Group SW of Bronydd

Cadw's description

Summary description and reason for designation

The following provides a general description of the Scheduled Monument.

A multi-period settlement which lies on west-facing ground below the steeper slopes of Moel Rhiwen. The southern part of the site includes the clear foundations of 5 circular huts and associated features dating from the Iron Age and Romano-British period. To the north there are indications of further hut circles but also the foundation of a well-preserved long hut representing more recent settlement in, perhaps, the later medieval period.

The monument is an unusually complete example of a multi-period site and includes a variety of hut types. This diversity gives the site particular importance, and the suggested long period of occupation increases its archaeological potential. All is enhanced by the presence of an extensive adjoining field system within which are at least two other types of settlement. The site therefore has particular group value. 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.