Hut Group, Near Galltycelyn, S of Cwm-y-Glo

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 an unenclosed group of hut circles that probably date to the Iron Age or Romano-British period (c. 800 BC - AD 400). The settlement lies on a level area between rock outcrops high above Llyn Padarn where the steep valley sides meet the more level hill top of Garreg Lefain. It consists of three circular stone-walled huts connected by other walls which form small garden plots or yards. To the west is an unusual small enclosure or hut and another wall which forms a dam-like terrace across the small valley-like platform in which the settlement lies.

The monument is particularly complete and well-preserved. It is of national importance for its potential to enhance our knowledge of later prehistoric domestic construction practices. The monument retains significant archaeological potential and there is a strong probability that structural evidence has survived, together with internal and external floor surfaces. The possible relationship with a number of other similar sites in the vicinity suggests a group value.

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