Description

At the end of July 2006 an archaeological evaluation was undertaken by Channel 4’s ‘Time Team’ at the site of Rhyd-y-Groes Wind Farm, Werthyr, near Amlwch, Anglesey, North Wales (centred on NGR 241000 392600) to investigate the remains of a possible Romano-British fortified enclosure visible as earthworks. The aim of the evaluation was to identify the date of the enclosure and to ascertain the nature of the structures within it.
No clear date for the earthworks was revealed. However, the project was successful in the identification of large enclosing defensive ditches through both geophysical survey and excavation. The geophysical survey revealed the extent of the enclosure but was unable to reveal any contemporary structures within it, due to the effects of later ploughing.
A possible Bronze Age cist grave was identified which may have been sealed beneath a cairn, although the lack of skeletal remains and grave goods makes the identification of this feature tentative, and its date difficult to ascertain.