This `V? shaped fish trap is one of a complex of five fish traps (see NPRN 301746), which share the same alignment and are almost identical in size and shape. NPRN 416641 (Penmon Fish trap) is the northern most of the complex. NPRN 402485 (Aberlleiniog Fish Trap) is situated some 40m south. NPRN 416636 (Gored Tre-castell) is a further 70m or so further south. The southern-most fish trap is NPRN 409034 (Gored-bach), which is located some 800m further south of NPRN 416636. NPRN 402483 (Beaumaris Fish Trap) is located another 900m further south. NPRN 409034 was formerly referred to as `Gorad Friars? and it seems likely that the entire complex is associated with the adjacent Llanfaes Friary (NPRN 300910).

The fish trap is visible on first and second edition Ordnance Survey mapping. It consists of dry stone walling and appears to have a hook at the end of each arm. The north arm begins at the high water mark, and extends some 350m in an easterly direction until it reaches the apex at the low water mark. The south arm begins here, and extends in a south-westerly direction for a further 250m, before turning ninety degrees to form a southern hook, whose arm extends some 100m in a northerly direction. Another arm, not depicted on the historic chart or on modern Ordnance Survey mapping, is visible on modern aerial photographic coverage. It appears to consist of scattered stones, and forms a broken line extending from the shoreward end of the north arm. It runs south for approximately 100m, forming a northern hook. The fish trap was identified by RCAHMW staff during aerial reconnaissance in May 2009.

Sources include:
Admiralty Chart, 1839, 1174_A4 Point Lynus to Abergele
AP_2006_1609
National Assembly of Wales vertical AP, 2009