Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Beddau'r Derwyddon
Cyngor Bro Dyffryn Cennen, Carmarthenshire, Wales
A scheduled monument in Cyngor Bro Dyffryn Cennen, Carmarthenshire, recorded as Pillow Mound (Post Medieval/Modern).
The record
- Designation
- Scheduled monument
- Site type
- Pillow Mound
- Period
- Post Medieval/Modern
- Date of designation
- 5 February 1952
- Community
- Cyngor Bro Dyffryn Cennen
- Unitary authority
- Carmarthenshire
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates (centre of the scheduled area)
- 51.84587, -3.92625
- SAM number
- CM154
- Cadw record number
- 429
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1860 map "41. Caermathen." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1860 · 41. Caermathen. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1891 · Sheet 10. Ordnance Survey of England and Wales. . (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1898 · 230 Ammanford (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1898 · 230 Ammanford (Outline) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 14. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Summary description and reason for designation
The following provides a general description of the Scheduled Ancient Monument.
The monument consists of the remains of two pillow mound, pillow-shaped, flat topped rectangular mounds often surrounded by a shallow ditch and used to farm rabbits. Both mounds are oriented north north west to south south east. The northern mound measures 26m in length, is c 1m high, rectangular and has squared ends with ditches along the long sides. The southern mound measures 18m in length and is c 1m high, it is similar in form to the other.
The monument is of national importance for its potential to enhance our knowledge of agricultural techniques. It retains significant archaeological potential, with a strong probability of the presence of associated archaeological features and deposits.
The scheduled area comprises the remains described and areas around them within which related evidence may be expected to survive.
Nearby in the register
- Garreg Las Hut GroupEnclosed hut circleunder 1 mi
- Two Burnt Mounds 350m W of CwrtbrynbeirddBurnt Moundunder 1 mi
- Outbuilding on E side of yard at Cwrt Bryn y BeirddAgriculture and Subsistenceunder 1 mi
- Farm buildings on NE angle of yard at Cwrt Bryn y BeirddAgriculture and Subsistenceunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.