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Tyddyn-Grasod;Tyddyn-Crasaidd, Multicellular Sheepfold

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NPRN400530
Map ReferenceSH77SW
Grid ReferenceSH7442074620
Unitary (Local) AuthorityConwy
Old CountyCaernarfonshire
CommunityHenryd
Type Of SiteSHEEP FOLD
PeriodPost Medieval
Description
1) A complex stone-walled sheepfold, 45m N-S by 22m overall, in which at least 12 cells open generally off a sub-oval central area, 21m N-S by 12m; the feature appears to show at least two hases of construction; depicted in its present form on OS County series (Caernarvon. VIII.3 1889).
RCAHMW AP94-CS 0829-30
RCAHMW AP945114/51-2
J.Wiles 09.06.04

2) A large multi-cellular sheep fold measuring approximately 50m long by 30m wide, which consists of a central cell surrounded by smaller, ancillary cells. The walls are intact with copping stones, and reach a height of 1.5m. 2004.03.18/OAN/PJS