Scheduled Monuments- Full Report
Summary Description of a Scheduled Monument
Reference Number
CN283
Name
Hut Circles at Clip yr Orsedd
Date of Designation
16/11/1998
Status
Designated
Location
Unitary Authority
Conwy
Community
Penmaenmawr
Easting
271091
Northing
375018
Broad Class
Domestic
Site Type
Hut Circle Settlement
Period
Prehistoric
Description
Summary Description and Reason for Designation
The following provides a general description of the Scheduled Monument.
The monument comprises a small, well-preserved unenclosed hut circle settlement of the Iron Age or Romano-British period (c. 800 BC - AD 400). The settlement consists of the foundation walls of three hut circles, which are the foundations of round houses, one displaying an annexe. Also present are several, probably associated, clearance cairns and field banks. It is possible that the hut settlement was contemporary with the period of occupation of a Romano-British period hillfort which stood at Braich-y-Dinas, above Penmaenmawr, which no longer survives.
The archaeological significance of the site is enhanced by its survival in an area which was probably well settled during this period, but where remains have not always been preserved. The monument is of national importance for its potential to enhance our knowledge of prehistoric domestic life and social organisation. It retains significant archaeological potential, with a strong probability of the presence of structural evidence and associated archaeological features and deposits, including internal and external floor levels.
The scheduled area comprises the remains described and areas around them within which related evidence may be expected to survive.