Cofnod Safle

The remains of prehistoric woodland are reported at the mouth of the Usk in this vicinity. The pear deposits have been radiocarbon-dated to 6140+/-100BP (5350-4800 BC) and contain human footprints.

Sources include:
Aldhouse-Green, S H R, Whittle, A, Allen, J R L, Caseldine, A E, Culver, S J, Day, M H, Lundqvist, J and Upton, D, 1992, Prehistoric human footprints from the Severn Estuary at Uskmouth and Magor Pill, Gwent, Archaeologia Cambrensis, CXLI (1992) 14-55
Bell, M, 2007, Prehistoric Coastal Communities: The Mesolithic in Western Britain, CBA Research Report 149, pg2
GGAT Historic Environment Record 04056g

Maritime Officer, RCAHMW, June 2012.