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Submerged Forest, Carreg y Defaid

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NPRN524724
Map ReferenceSH33SW
Grid ReferenceSH3429332794
Unitary (Local) AuthorityGwynedd
Old CountyCaernarfonshire
CommunityLlanbedrog
Type Of SiteSUBMERGED FOREST
PeriodPalaeolithic
Description
A peat deposit occasionally exposed behind a sandy offshore bar. The deposit is reported to contain tree stumps and fallen trunks.

Sources include:
Bell, M, 2007, Prehistoric Coastal Communities: The Mesolithic in Western Britain, CBA Research Report 149, pg2
Gwynedd Archaeolgical Trust HER ref: 16599
Smith, G, Davidson, A and Kennedy, J, 2002, North Wales Intertidal Peat Survey, report 450, Gwynedd Archaeological Trust

Maritime Officer, RCAHMW, February 2013.