Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Enclosed Hut Circle North-West of Tan Rhiw
Llanwnda, Gwynedd, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Scheduled monument
- Site type
- Enclosed hut circle
- Period
- Prehistoric
- Date of designation
- 16 December 1997
- Community
- Llanwnda
- Unitary authority
- Gwynedd
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates (centre of the scheduled area)
- 53.08550, -4.23844
- SAM number
- CN262
- Cadw record number
- 1499
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 1795 "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).
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 well-preserved single hut circle set on a levelled area within a concentric enclosure, which probably dates to the Iron Age or Romano-British period (c.800 BC - AD 400). The site occupies the summit of a small hill, c.240m OD, among generally gentle SW-facing slopes to the NW of Tan Rhiw and contains a variety of structural features. The monument is located within an area known to have been intensively settled during the period of its occupation, and field systems have been identified beyond the scheduled area.
This concentrically enclosed hut is a rare form of settlement and particularly unusual for this part of Wales. 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 archaeological significance of the site is enhanced by its location within an area known to have been intensively settled during periods contemporary with the site.
The scheduled area comprises the remains described and areas around them within which related evidence may be expected to survive.
Nearby in the register
- Pen-y-braichDomesticunder 1 mi
- GorphwysfaDomesticunder 1 mi
- Tegfan and adjoining cottage to rightDomesticunder 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.