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Hulks at Ynyslas is a post medieval boat remains located on the Cardiganshire coast near Ynyslas in Ceredigion, Wales. The site comprises the decomposing timbers and structural elements of a vessel that has been grounded on the foreshore for several centuries, gradually breaking down through exposure to salt water and tidal action. The monument is protected by Cadw, the Welsh heritage monuments service, under reference CD282.
The wreck lies on a foreshore of Silurian claystone bedrock, interspersed with sandstone and limestone deposits that form the geological foundation of this stretch of the Welsh coast. This substantial bedrock base has provided a relatively stable surface upon which the vessel's timbers have settled and been preserved through the post medieval period. The tidal regime and coastal conditions at Ynyslas have created an environment where the organic remains of the boat have survived, though subject to continuous deterioration.
Such boat hulks represent the material evidence of maritime activity and commerce along the Welsh coast during the post medieval period. These vessels, typically abandoned or wrecked beyond economic repair, were left to decay in situ on foreshores throughout Britain. The Ynyslas hulks contribute to our understanding of maritime heritage, shipping practices and the use of inshore waters during this period of Welsh coastal history.
Hulks at Ynyslas, Ceredigion is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference CD282. View the official record →
Hulks at Ynyslas is a post medieval boat remains located on the Cardiganshire coast near Ynyslas in Ceredigion, Wales. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference CD282.
Hulks at Ynyslas, Ceredigion dates from the post medieval period, and is classified as a boat. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Hulks at Ynyslas, Ceredigion 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 CD282.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Capel Maethlon round barrow (4.7 km), Ynys Tudor Burial Mound (5.4 km), Bryn Dinas Cairn (6.1 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 13 strands of Hulks at Ynyslas, Ceredigion's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Hulks at Ynyslas, Ceredigion stands on Silurian claystone, bedrock that formed in the Silurian. The rock here is major:{claystone}, Minor{sandstone,limestone}.