Scheduled Monuments- Full Report
Summary Description of a Scheduled Monument
Reference Number
CM204
Name
Garreg Las Hut Group
Date of Designation
02/12/1963
Status
Designated
Location
Unitary Authority
Carmarthenshire
Community
Cyngor Bro Dyffryn Cennen
Easting
267220
Northing
217627
Broad Class
Domestic
Site Type
Enclosed hut circle
Period
Prehistoric
Description
Summary Description and Reason for Designation
The following provides a general description of the Scheduled Ancient Monument.
The monument comprises a hut circle, the foundations of round house, and associated enclosure probably dating to the Bronze Age or Iron Age (c.2300 BC - AD 74). Situated on a north-west facing slope the enclosure measures c 20 m in diameter; the hut circle is set into its east side, partly terraced into the slope to give a level interior and measures c 6m in diameter, it has a west facing entrance gap. Both hut circle and enclosure are defined by partly turfed-over rubble walls averaging 1.5m wide and up to 0.3m high.
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.
The scheduled area comprises the remains described and areas around them within which related evidence may be expected to survive.