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<< Our Photo Pages >> Carn Llundain (South) - Cairn in Wales in Pembrokeshire

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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Carn Llundain (South)
Country: Wales County: Pembrokeshire Type: Cairn

Map Ref: SM69652331
Latitude: 51.860700N  Longitude: 5.346784W
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
3 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
5 Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
0No data.
3 Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
0no data
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Carn Llundain (South)
Carn Llundain (South) submitted by coin : Carn Llundain from the heath below. (Vote or comment on this photo)
A circular mound of loose stones on Ramsey Island. It's around 13.5m in diameter and 1.1m high, with the natural outcrop exploited in the construction of the barrow. Part of the mound has been re-used to make a circular structure, possibly a Beacon.

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Note: LiDAR reveals hidden landscape of archaeological discoveries on Ramsey Island, the bird sanctuary just off the Pembrokeshire coast. More in the comment on our page.
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Nearby Images from Geograph Britain and Ireland:
SM6923 : Exposed rock on the subsidiary summit of Carnllundain by Bill Boaden
by Bill Boaden
©2015(licence)
SM6923 : Summit of Carnllundain, Ramsey Island by Bob Jones
by Bob Jones
©2010(licence)
SM6923 : Sunset behind Ramsey Island by Alan Hughes
by Alan Hughes
©2023(licence)
SM6923 : Clouds over Ramsey Island by Alan Hughes
by Alan Hughes
©2024(licence)
SM6923 : Ramsey Island by Alan Hughes
by Alan Hughes
©2019(licence)

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A Hidden Landscape Revealed: New archaeological discoveries made on Ramsey Island by Andy B on Wednesday, 26 September 2018
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A new airborne laser survey of RSPB Ramsey Island has revealed a hidden archaeological landscape thought to date back 4,500 years to the Bronze Age, changing our understanding of how this isolated Pembrokeshire island was settled while providing a powerful new management tool for the RSPB.

The airborne laser survey was commissioned by archaeologists from the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales as part of the new European-funded Ireland-Wales CHERISH project investigating climate change and coastal heritage. The data captured during the survey has enabled the creation of a highly detailed 3D model of Ramsey Island for the first time. Not only has this led to the discovery of new archaeological sites but it also provides an accurate and precise dataset which can be used to monitor environmental changes on the island as a result of climate change. The CHERISH Project is funded through the EU’s Ireland Wales Co-Operation Programme 2014-20. [Oh dear... MegP Ed]

The new survey has revealed exciting sites such as Bronze Age round barrows, a prehistoric coastal promontory fort, the possible site of a lost chapel and a multitude of ancient field systems. These discoveries are forcing archaeologists to change their interpretation of how humans would have interacted with Ramsey Island during the last 4,000-5,000 years.

The highly detailed airborne laser scanning (LiDAR) flown by Bluesky International LTD in February 2017 provides a unique and unparalleled view of the whole Island at a resolution of 25cm. Different 3D visualisations have revealed many archaeological earthworks for the first time which are either inaccessible on foot or are too subtle to see on the ground due to bracken and scrub vegetation. Historical aerial imagery from the National Monuments Record of Wales archive in Aberystwyth has also been studied to identify cropmarks of underlying archaeology that has been ploughed flat in modern times.

Previous surveys carried out during the mid-1990s by archaeologists Heather and Terry James for the RSPB recorded prehistoric cairns and field systems on the island’s two summits of Carn Ysgubor and Carn Llundain. The CHERISH team has expanded on this work using computer aided mapping from the new LiDAR data, along with digitised historical aerial imagery. From this, archaeologists have now furthered the understanding of how the prehistoric and medieval agricultural landscape may have appeared.

Dan Hunt, CHERISH archaeologist at the Royal Commission, said; ‘We have added a wealth of new archaeological sites to the story of Ramsey Island, using an incredible 3D dataset which has presented us with a stunning view of the island in enormous detail. We look forward to working closely with the wardens of RSPB Ramsey Island, and other colleagues in Pembrokeshire Coast National Park, to investigate these discoveries further’.

Mapping the past

The new computer aided mapping combines previous surveys with new discoveries. Archaeological features depicted on the new mapping range from Bronze Age burial mounds to ploughed-out post-medieval field boundaries, all of which build a picture of how the landscape may have appeared throughout the ages.

Prehistoric discoveries

The prehistoric landscape of Ramsey Island extends to the northern most tip of the island where the site of a possible prehistoric coastal promontory fort has been identified on the high rocky promontory of Trwyn-SiÔn-Owen. This defended coastal fort was probably a permanent defended settlement or a gathering place for people living and farming on the island. The visible remains comprise a broad ditch that separates the promontory from the mainland, dividing two distinct areas of the island. The site will now be further investigated by the CHERISH project and monitored to track any coastal erosion at the site.

Medieval remains

The medieval and post-medieval periods are al

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