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Afon Garreg Wen Sheepfold

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NPRN276632
Map ReferenceSH76NW
Grid ReferenceSH7142067660
Unitary (Local) AuthorityGwynedd
Old CountyCaernarfonshire
CommunityCaerhun
Type Of SiteSHEEP FOLD
PeriodPost Medieval
Description
1. Typical Caernarvonshire sheepfold. Stone structure covers over 40sq metres and has 12 separate division units, each interconnecting. Walls stand to height of c. 1m x 0.50m wide. Appears to still be used temporarily. Marked on OS 1st ed map of 1891.R.S. Jones, Cambrian Archaeological Projects, 2003.

2. A large multi-cellular sheepfold which is shown on both the current and 1st Edition OS mapping. The cells radiate out from a large, central, sub-rectangular fold. The overall area covers approximately 50 square meters. The walls are partially collapsed, surviving up to 1.5m high, and between 0.8m-1m wide. Peter Schofield, Oxford Archaeology North, 16th June 2004.