1) The earthwork remains of a sub-circular hut circle are visible on 0.25m lidar on a large west facing natural ledge on the west side of Mynydd Enlli. This is the most eastern hut circle of a group of five at this location (NPRN:308036), measuring approximately 8.6m in diameter. The north-eastern side of the feature appears to have been subject to a considerable amount of erosion. This part of the earthwork has been heavily disturbed, likely by wildlife, as well as being obscured by numerous tussocks. A small NW/SE aligned bank also appears to truncate the hut circle on the northeastern side. A probable genuine break in the bank of the feature is visible in the southwestern side, likely to have been the original entrance. The entrance is approximately 0.8m wide.

A field visit was undertaken by L. Barker, T. Driver and D. Hunt 19-21/05/18 as part of the CHERISH Project. The earthwork was relatively hard to see on the ground as it was obscured by numerous tussocks. The visible feature stood no more than 0.5m above the ground.
This feature is likely to have been a prehistoric hut circle constructed primarily of turf - no stone work has been identified at the site. However, there is also the possibility that these are the remains of an early medieval hermit cell used by the first monks on the island (Kenney & Hopewell, 2015).

Sources :
Kenney, J. & Hopewell, D. , 2015 , Ynys Enlli Survey and Evaluation 2014-2015 [Available online at: http://www.walesher1974.org/her/groups/GAT/media/GAT_Reports/GATreport_1232_compressed.pdf]

This feature has been digitally mapped and updated from 0.25m Lidar as part of the CHERISH Project.

Record created as part of the CHERISH Project.
D.Hunt 06/08/2018

? Crown: CHERISH PROJECT 2017. Produced with EU funds through the Ireland Wales Co-operation Programme 2014-2020.