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Pillow Mound at Bryn y Gwyddel is a Post-Medieval earthwork constructed for the management of rabbit warrens, a common feature of the Welsh landscape from the 16th century onwards. The monument comprises a distinctive linear or elongated mound, typical of pillow mounds designed to provide suitable habitat and breeding grounds for rabbits, which were valued as a source of meat and fur during this period. Such structures represent an important aspect of Post-Medieval agricultural practice and land management in Wales, reflecting the integration of rabbit farming into the subsistence and commercial economy of rural estates. The site's survival as an earthwork provides archaeological evidence of this specialised form of medieval and post-medieval land use.
Pillow Mound at Bryn y Gwyddel is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference GM517. View the official record →
Pillow Mound at Bryn y Gwyddel is a Post-Medieval earthwork constructed for the management of rabbit warrens, a common feature of the Welsh landscape from the 16th century onwards. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference GM517.
Pillow Mound at Bryn y Gwyddel dates from the post medieval/modern period, and is classified as a pillow mound. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Pillow Mound at Bryn y Gwyddel 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 GM517.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Gadlys Ironworks (Remains of Blast Furnace) (4.1 km), Darren Fawr Round Cairns (5.3 km), Rhos-Gwawr cairn cemetery (6.8 km).
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