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Multi-periodSite Name: North Skomer settlementCountry: Wales
NOTE: This site is 0.298 km away from the location you searched for.
County: Pembrokeshire Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Nearest Town: Haverfordwest Nearest Village: Marloes
Map Ref: SM7240009900
Latitude: 51.741460N Longitude: 5.298113W
Condition:
5 | Perfect |
4 | Almost Perfect |
3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
0 | No data. |
-1 | Completely destroyed |
5 | Superb |
4 | Good |
3 | Ordinary |
2 | Not Good |
1 | Awful |
0 | No data. |
5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
4 | Short walk on a footpath |
3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
2 | A long walk |
1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
0 | No data. |
5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
0 | no data |
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Skomer is generally acknowledged to have been settled as an Iron Age farming community, and there is archaeological evidence in the form of remains of huts, field systems and cairns on several parts of the island.
On the northern part, the literature available on the island reports that there is a nucleus of a prehistoric settlement with circular earth and stone banks which are the remains of huts.
The COFLEIN database does not ascribe a definitive period to the settlement, noting 'These various features may represent the seasonal use of the island by groups from the mainland. Alternatively the island could have been perminently (sic) settled. Both forms of activity could be attributed to the Bronze Age, Iron Age or the Roman and early Medieval period.'
The literature does note that some of the features 'are often obscured by growing vegetation from May onwards', and this is what we found last week. On balance, I think I'm happy to have features obscured by such a magnificent display of bluebells!
It is worth visiting the COFLEIN website for aerial photos showing the field systems across Skomer.
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