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Photo by Dave Dunford Caer Leb is a rectangular settlement enclosure, with double ditches and banks enclosing an area 200ft by 160ft. Some have interpreted it as a mediaeval homestead with moat, and now some of the ditches get very water logged, and the ground (in places) appears to be boggy much of the time. Above 6 photos by Bill Nicolls Click on any of the small photo above to see a larger version
What it may have looked like,
although the ditches were probably Caer Leb is a prehistoric site west of Brynsiencyn on Anglesey. Its name means "Leaven Castle". It is a low lying site near the Afon Braint (River Braint) with a double row of pentangular banks (some parts now levelled) and marshy ditches. It measures about 200ft by 160ft. The original entrance was on the east, other gaps are modern and caused by animals. Based on the excavation of a similar site elsewhere on Anglesey, it may date from the 2nd Century BC. Excavations in 1865 found structures within the enclosure, rectangular buildings on the east and a circular one on the south. There is also a hut circle, which was paved, and had a hearth. Nothing of these can now be seen on the ground. Finds include a 3rd Century AD brooch, a 4th Century Denarius of Postumus, and Roman pottery and quernstones. Pottery from the 2nd century to the 4th century was found, and on the north side a layer of periwinkle shells and a mediaeval coin, under a layer of peat. It is assumed from the design and finds that is was built around 200BC, and was in use through the Roman period and up until the middle ages. Nearby Settlement at Pont Sarn Las 500 metres north west along the road, by Pont Sarn Las (Green Causeway Bridge), the foundations of three round houses may be visible after a dry summer. A large settlement was recorded in the 19th century, and destroyed in the 1870's by agricultural improvement.
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