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Peat Deposits, Llanaber

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NPRN524730
Map ReferenceSH51NE
Grid ReferenceSH5926019299
Unitary (Local) AuthorityGwynedd
Old CountyMerioneth
CommunityDyffryn Ardudwy
Type Of SiteNATURAL FEATURE
PeriodMesolithic
Description
An area of peat exposures extending seaward from under the head of the storm beach deposits. There have been several finds of red deer antlers and bones, but no human artefacts. The peat has been Carbon 14 dated to 2730 - 580 BP +/-220.

Sources include:
Bell, M, 2007, Prehistoric Coastal Communities: The Mesolithic in Western Britain, CBA Research Report 149, pg2
Musson, C, Taylor, J A and Heyworth, A, 1989, Peat Deposits and a medieval trackway at Llanaber near Barmouth, Gwynedd, Archaeology in Wales, 29 22-6
Smith, G. , 2002 , North-west Wales Intertidal Peat Survey, Gwynedd Archaeological Trust

Maritime Officer, RCAHMW, January 2013.