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Submerged Forest, Lilgwy, Anglesey

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NPRN524753
Map ReferenceSH48NE
Grid ReferenceSH4972587538
Unitary (Local) AuthorityIsle of Anglesey
Old CountyAnglesey
CommunityMoelfre
Type Of SiteSUBMERGED FOREST
PeriodMesolithic
Description
Whitlow reported peat and tree stumps at low tide line in the centre of the beach. Modern aerial photography shows a sandy expanse and so the exposure probably ocurs at time of exceptional draw down.

Source include:
Bell, M, 2007, Prehistoric Coastal Communities: The Mesolithic in Western Britain, CBA Research Report 149, pg2
Greenly, E, 1928, Some recent work on the submeregd forest in Anglesey, Proceedings of the Liverpool Geological Society, 15, 56-62
Gwynedd Archaeological Trust HER Ref: 16585
Hall, H F, 1866, Notice of submerged forests at Rhos, near Colwyn in Proceedings of Liverpool Geological Society, 7, 31
Smith, G, Davidson, A and Kennedy, J, 2002, North Wales Intertidal Peat Survey, report 450, Gwynedd Archaeological Trust

Maritime Officer, RCAHMW, January 2013.