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 northern hut circle of a group of five at this location (NPRN: 308036) where it is also the smallest, measuring approximately 4.5 in diameter. This hut circle was possibly divided into two parts, the division represented by a small possible earthwork bank running NNW/SSE across the interior of the hut circle. Similar internal divisions can be observed within two of the four other circles in the area (NPRN: 423171; 423173), however, these are notably much larger examples.

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 approximately 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.