Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Enclosed Hut Circle Settlement at Dolbelydr
Trawsfynydd, Gwynedd, Wales
A scheduled monument in Trawsfynydd, Gwynedd, recorded as Enclosed hut circle (Prehistoric).
The record
- Designation
- Scheduled monument
- Site type
- Enclosed hut circle
- Period
- Prehistoric
- Date of designation
- 3 April 1998
- Community
- Trawsfynydd
- Unitary authority
- Gwynedd
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates (centre of the scheduled area)
- 52.92270, -3.89466
- SAM number
- ME174
- Cadw record number
- 879
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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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)
- 1883 · Watershed map England, Wales 3. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1896 · Sheet 7. Ordnance Survey of England and Wales. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1899 · 119 Snowdon (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 complete and well preserved remains of a small, compact, enclosed settlement which probably dates to the Iron Age or Romano-British period (c. 800 BC - AD 400). The settlement lies on a small, west-facing natural promontory, jutting out from the side of a small valley and overlooking a small stream and a wide stretch of better quality land. The settlement consists of three buildings set within and forming part of an enclosure, possibly a single homestead. It is situated within an area believed to have been well settled during the Iron Age and Roman periods.
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 importance of the site is enhanced by its proximity to other contemporary small settlements and the Roman practice camps at Dolddinas.
The scheduled area comprises the remains described and areas around them within which related evidence may be expected to survive.
Nearby in the register
- Dol-ddinas Roman EarthworksPractice Campunder 1 mi
- Hut Circle at Afon Graig WenUnenclosed hut circleunder 1 mi
- Roman Practice Camp 440m WSW of Braich-DduPractice Campunder 1 mi
- Roman Practice Camps 190m W of Llyn HiraethlynPractice Camp1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.