Field Boundaries in Anglesey, Gwynedd

Abstract

Distributed widely in North Wales, especially in Anglesey (where some of the best examples are to be found), cloddiau (or clawddai) are an often unrecognized component of the North Waleian agricultural landscape. This is largely due to the decline in the care and management of these traditional boundaries in favour of the greater flexibility offered by 'wire' stock fencing. Landscape survey work currently being undertaken in Anglesey has highlighted the range and condition of these features and the extent to which they influence field and ultimately landscape patterns