Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Aberlleiniog Fish Weir I
Llangoed, Isle of Anglesey, Wales
A scheduled monument in Llangoed, Isle of Anglesey, recorded as Fish Weir (Post Medieval).
The record
- Designation
- Scheduled monument
- Site type
- Fish Weir
- Period
- Post Medieval
- Date of designation
- 21 October 2002
- Community
- Llangoed
- Unitary authority
- Isle of Anglesey
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates (centre of the scheduled area)
- 53.28990, -4.06731
- SAM number
- AN142
- Cadw record number
- 1031
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5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1608 map "(13) Cambriae Typus." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1608 · (13) Cambriae Typus. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1896 · Sheet 7. Ordnance Survey of England and Wales. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1899 · 94 Beaumaris (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 9 and 10. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1919 · Sheet 41. Anglesey. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Summary description and reason for designation
The following provides a general description of the Scheduled Monument.
The monument consists of the well-preserved remains of a fish weir, dating to the post-medieval period. A fish weir is usually characterised by a foundation of stone topped with a fence or row of stakes, often with nets attached forming an enclosure within a river or harbour and used for catching, or holding, fish. Aberlleiniog Fish Weir I is rectilinear and defined by spread banks of stone. The inner wall runs at 90 degrees to the shore and is some 300m long. It comprises a stone bank some 8.0m wide and 0.2 m high with a well-defined line of stones along the top standing up to 0.4m in height. The outer wall runs to the south-west at a right angle and is some 220m in length.
The monument is of national importance for its potential to enhance our knowledge of post-medieval maritime agricultural practices. Being associated with Aberlleiniog II (SH 6251 7930) and standing within 1km of the weirs at Gorad Friars Bach (SH 6150 7770) and Trecastell (SH 6210 7860) the site has significant group value. It retains significant archaeological potential, with a strong probability of the presence of associated archaeological features and deposits. The structure itself may be expected to contain archaeological information concerning chronology and building techniques.
The scheduled area comprises the remains described and areas around them within which related evidence may be expected to survive.
Nearby in the register
- Aberlleiniog Fish Weir IIFish Weirunder 1 mi
- LleiniogDomesticunder 1 mi
- Trecastell Fish WeirFish Weirunder 1 mi
- Aberlleiniog CastleMotteunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.