Skomer Island Hut Group 29

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NPRN414606
Map ReferenceSM70NW
Grid ReferenceSM7215809049
Unitary (Local) AuthorityPembrokeshire
Old CountyPembrokeshire
CommunityMarloes and St Bride's
Type Of SiteROUND HOUSE (DOMESTIC)
PeriodPrehistoric
Description
Double hut (29a and 29b) linked by a gap and with entrances at the SW and E. The hut is between two sections of low bank. The hut has been excavated at some point in the 20th century, possibly by Mr Drane of Cardiff, before Grimes undetook his survey (1950).

O Davis RCAHMW 16/08/11

This well-preserved hut pair is illustrated in Barker et. al. 2012, Figure 6.


Barker, L., Davis, O., Driver, T. and Johnston, R. 2012. Puffins amidst prehistory: re-interpreting the complex landscape of Skomer Island, In: Britnell, W.J. and Silvester, R. J. (eds.), Reflections on the Past, Essays in Honour of Frances Lynch. Cambrian Archaeological Association. Pp. 280-302.