LLYN GYNON, ENCLOSURE
Site Details
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NPRN 408470
Map Reference SN86SW
Grid Reference SN80206478
Unitary (Local) Authority Ceredigion
Old County Cardiganshire
Community Ystrad Fflur
Type of Site CURVILINEAR ENCLOSURE, SHEEP FOLD
Broad Class AGRICULTURE AND SUBSISTENCE
Period Post Medieval, Medieval
Site Description This rounded enclosure stands on the southern end of a broad rocky ridge north of Llyn Gynon, and may be related to a long house (NPRN 408470) 85m to its south. The enclosure is 25 metres north-east to south-west by 23 metres. The enclosure bank is 2.5 metres wide at the base and 0.5 metres high. A 1 metre wide by 0.25 metre deep gully surrounds the outside of the bank. The enclosure is divided internally by a bank running north-north-west to south-south-east with the north-eastern segment being slightly smaller than the south-east. A causeway through the bank and ditch at the south-east corner appears to be an original entrance. There is a narrow gap in the southwest corner of the enclosure, possibly a drainage feature.
RCAHMW, 28 June 2012
