NPRN412844
Map ReferenceSN81SW
Grid ReferenceSN8175013910
Unitary (Local) AuthorityPowys
Old CountyBrecknockshire
CommunityYstradgynlais
Type Of SitePILLOW MOUND
PeriodPost Medieval
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Description
One of a group of pillow mounds (NPRN 412841), this rectangular mound measures 9m (NNW-SSE) by 3.2m, has a maximum height of 0.6m and is surrounded by a rush-filled ditch. It lies in an an enclosure measuring internally 11.6m by 5.6m bounded by a collapsed stone wall on three sides and a bank on the north. The wall has been reduced to a stone bank but footings on the east side suggest a thickness of 0.9m.

David Leighton, RCAHMW, 4 February 2011