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Cefn Bychan Mound is a pillow mound located in Radnorshire, Wales, and represents a form of medieval field management associated with rabbit warren construction and operation. The monument, designated as Scheduled Ancient Monument RD116 by Cadw, consists of the characteristic elongated earthwork typical of pillow mounds, which were deliberately constructed raised beds designed to improve drainage for the breeding and containment of rabbits, an important source of meat and fur during the medieval period. Dating to the medieval period, such mounds reflect the intensification of agricultural subsistence strategies in Wales during this era, when rabbit warrens became an established feature of the medieval landscape. The survival of this earthwork demonstrates the enduring physical legacy of medieval agricultural innovation in the Welsh borderlands.
Cefn Bychan Mound (Pillow Mound) is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference RD116. View the official record →
Cefn Bychan Mound is a pillow mound located in Radnorshire, Wales, and represents a form of medieval field management associated with rabbit warren construction and operation. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference RD116.
Cefn Bychan Mound (Pillow Mound) dates from the medieval period, and is classified as a pillow mound. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Cefn Bychan Mound (Pillow Mound) is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Cadw — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in Wales. The official designation reference is RD116.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Banc Ystrad-wen cairn cemetery (8.7 km), Three Round Cairns on y Gamriw (8.9 km), Cairns and Standing Stones on Carnau Cefn-y-Ffordd (9.4 km).
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