Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Bryn Teg Enclosure
Cerrigydrudion, Conwy, Wales
A scheduled monument in Cerrigydrudion, Conwy, recorded as Enclosed hut circle (Prehistoric).
The record
- Designation
- Scheduled monument
- Site type
- Enclosed hut circle
- Period
- Prehistoric
- Date of designation
- 13 January 1987
- Community
- Cerrigydrudion
- Unitary authority
- Conwy
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates (centre of the scheduled area)
- 53.02378, -3.55253
- SAM number
- DE229
- Cadw record number
- 2341
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesLlyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru – The National Library of WalesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries
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)
- 1830 · V.3:11-15:XV. Britisches Reich. A. Kon: England. b. Frstenthum Wales: Shire: 37-40 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1883 · Watershed map England, Wales 3. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1898 · 120 Corwen (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 an enclosed hut circle settlement, which probably dates from the first millennium BC. It is located upon a south-facing spur above Nant y Felin. The settlement is oval in shape on plan and measures c. 65m E-W by 55m transversely. It is enclosed by a single bank and ditch. Three circular structures, c. 12.5-15m in diameter are apparent as slight earthworks within the enclosure. Aerial photographic evidence reveals that the settlement is set at the E end of a larger and irregularly oval-shaped ditch-defined enclosure, which measures c. 128m E-W by 68m transversely.
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. The site has survived relatively intact in an area of undisturbed grassland and does not appear to have been badly damaged by later agricultural practices. The presence of earthworks within the enclosure suggests that there is a strong probability of the presence of environmental and structural evidence, including preserved internal and external floor levels.
The scheduled area comprises the remains described and an area around them within which related evidence may be expected to survive. The scheduled area is irregular in shape on plan and measures 230m NW-SE by 150m transversely.
Nearby in the register
- Melin y BwlchIndustrialunder 1 mi
- Hafan Prys AlmshousesHealth and Welfareunder 1 mi
- Cerrigydrudion War MemorialCommemorativeunder 1 mi
- Table Tomb in the churchyard of the Church of St Mary MagdaleneReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.