Gwynedd Archaeological
Trust Regional Historic Environment Record
Hedgerow field boundaries, Criccieth
Primary Reference Number (PRN) : 100868 Trust : Gwynedd Community : Criccieth Unitary authority : Gwynedd NGR : SH4987038740 Site Type (preferred type first) : POST MEDIEVAL FIELD BOUNDARY
Summary : Field boundary hedgerows.
Description : Hedgerow field boundaries comprised primarily of hawthorn, hazel and some mature trees divide fields 1-4. Although the actual age of the hedgerows is unknown, under The Hedgerow Regulations 1997 a hedgerow is considered “important” if it is greater than 30 years old and is recorded in a document held at the relevant date at a Record Office as an integral part of a field system pre-dating the Enclosure Acts. The boundaries are depicted on the tithe map of 1839 as well as on the Ordnance Survey maps of 1889, 1900 and 1916 (Cooke 2019).
