NPRN408651
Map ReferenceSH44SW
Grid ReferenceSH4311044860
Unitary (Local) AuthorityGwynedd
Old CountyCaernarfonshire
CommunityLlanaelhaearn
Type Of SiteCULTIVATION TERRACE
PeriodPost Medieval
DescriptionDiscrete block of relict cultivation ridges, or cultivated raised beds, enclosed by a substantial bank, surviving on hillslopes above Tyddyn Mawr. Some of the surrounding natural scree and boulders have been cleared to allow cultivation in this area. The ridges are now crossed by the present farm track. Possibly the last visible remains of a deserted rural settlement. Discovered during RCAHMW aerial reconnaissance on 9th feb 2006, image ref: AP_2006_0581.
T. Driver, RCAHMW. 13th Jan 2009.