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<< Our Photo Pages >> Nant Bochllwyd Hut Circle Settlement - Ancient Village or Settlement in Wales in Conwy

Submitted by TAlanJones on Thursday, 11 January 2024  Page Views: 178

Multi-periodSite Name: Nant Bochllwyd Hut Circle Settlement
Country: Wales County: Conwy Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Nearest Town: Bethesda  Nearest Village: Capel Curig
Map Ref: SH6577060100
Latitude: 53.121127N  Longitude: 4.007265W
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
2 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
4 Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
0No data.
4 Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
0no data
4

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Nant Bochllwyd Hut Circle Settlement
Nant Bochllwyd Hut Circle Settlement submitted by TAlanJones : View to the west across the settlement site. Llyn Ogwen (glacial ribbon lake) on the right and Y Garn summit (947m) in the distance. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Ancient Village or Settlement in Conwy

Situated on the lower slopes of the Tryfan North Ridge the site can be reached by following the footpath that leads from the car park midway along Llyn Ogwen. The route is a steep ascent but not very long. I was up and down in less than an hour. I followed the grid references (SH65836005, 65826003 & 65716008) provided by Coflein but I could not identify any structures at these coordinates. I therefore relied on my eyesight and noted, and photographed, the structures that I identified as possible hut circles and enclosures at the OS ref provided above. Interestingly, the site is scheduled and Ancient Monuments has the site identified at a different ref (SH657600) to that of Coflein.

The site is described as comprising of an unenclosed settlement with apparent preserved structures including the foundations of at least 5 hut circles along with contemporary enclosures, platforms and small clearance cairns.

During my visit I tried hard to picture the described structures provided by Coflein at the OS references provided but alas I failed to spot anything of significance. So I went higher and looked down across the area. It was a bitterly cold January morning and I noted several wild goats that had descended from the Glyders (mountains) grazing close to several structures worthy of investigation. Now I may be centuries out but my photos do indicate human activity. Could these structures be the possible Iron Age/Romano British settlement described?
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Nant Bochllwyd Hut Circle Settlement
Nant Bochllwyd Hut Circle Settlement submitted by w650marion : Would this screenshot from Historic Wales help to locate the site? Now the bracken is dying back it is a good time for hunting hut circles, but I've also found matching the given OS coordinates with what is on the ground to be tricky. I now screenshot the OS Locate App coordinates reading also, when I take a photo, just to remember where I was! (1 comment - Vote or comment on this photo)

Nant Bochllwyd Hut Circle Settlement
Nant Bochllwyd Hut Circle Settlement submitted by TAlanJones : Gafr (goat) ๐Ÿ˜ (Vote or comment on this photo)

Nant Bochllwyd Hut Circle Settlement
Nant Bochllwyd Hut Circle Settlement submitted by TAlanJones : Entrance on E side to 10m oval enclosure. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Nant Bochllwyd Hut Circle Settlement
Nant Bochllwyd Hut Circle Settlement submitted by TAlanJones : Possible entrance on E side of small enclosure/hut circle. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Nant Bochllwyd Hut Circle Settlement
Nant Bochllwyd Hut Circle Settlement submitted by TAlanJones : Enclosure walls.

Nant Bochllwyd Hut Circle Settlement
Nant Bochllwyd Hut Circle Settlement submitted by TAlanJones

Nant Bochllwyd Hut Circle Settlement
Nant Bochllwyd Hut Circle Settlement submitted by TAlanJones : The mountain goats grazing below Tryfan's North Ridge.

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Re: Nant Bochllwyd Hut Circle Settlement by w650marion on Sunday, 21 January 2024
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As I have them to hand, ๐Ÿ™‚ here are some links -

Scheduling - gives only one set of coordinates but marked as two locations on the Historic Wales map
cadwpublic-api.azurewebsites.net/reports/sam/FullReport?lang=en&id=1503

Coflein -
coflein.gov.uk/en/site/417137/
coflein.gov.uk/en/site/417138/
coflein.gov.uk/en/site/417111/

GAT -
archwilio.org.uk/arch/query/page.php?watprn=GAT5005&dbname=gat&tbname=core
archwilio.org.uk/arch/query/page.php?watprn=GAT5006&dbname=gat&tbname=core
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