Gwynedd Archaeological
Trust Regional Historic Environment Record
Pen y Morwydd Round Barrow, Mechell
Primary Reference Number (PRN) : 3055 Trust : Gwynedd Community : Mechell Unitary authority : Ynys Mon NGR : SH38479125 Site Type (preferred type first) : BRONZE AGE BARROW Status : Scheduled Monument
Description : On the summit of Pen-y-morwydd, a mutilated tumulus, 80-90yds in circumference and 8ft high. (No trace on APs 1068/UK 655/4389-90). (RCAHMW, 1937)
A barrow at SH 38479125, 2m high and 25m in diameter, crossed by a modern wall. <2>
Barrow is being destroyed by ploughing which is leading to the erosion of the mound. (Wall marks property boundary). <3>
Scheduling details. <4>
A large and prominent mound. Erosion of the top and sides by animal trampling shows it to be mainly of earth construction although there is no sign of a quarry ditch. The top is fairly flat but there is no evidence of robbing. It lies within two farms. The south-western side has largely been destroyed by the plough cutting into it. The north-eastern side has also been suffering but most of the mound still survives although deteriorating both by animal trampling, plough cutting at the edge and rain washing of the exposed soil. The farmer says the 'there were once standing stones on the west side but these were cleared before the site was protected'. (Smith, 2003)
