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Submerged Forest, St Ishmaels

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NPRN524776
Map ReferenceSN30NE
Grid ReferenceSN3614707062
Unitary (Local) AuthorityCarmarthenshire
Old CountyCarmarthenshire
CommunitySt Ishmael
Type Of SiteSUBMERGED FOREST
PeriodMesolithic
Description
Exposures of eroded peat and tree root systems have been reported between Salmon and Pastoun Scar.

Sources include:
Bell, M, 2007, Prehistoric Coastal Communities: The Mesolithic in Western Britain, CBA Research Report 149, pg2
Dyfed Archaeological Trust HER Ref: 30103
Hyde, A, 1932, St Ishmaels Submerged forest, Transactions of the Carmarthenshire Antiquarian Society and Field Club
James, T, 1991, Where sea meets land, Sir Gar: Studies in Carmarthenshire History, 4, 143-66
James, H and James, T, 2003, Fish weirs on the Taf, Towy and Gwendraeth estuaries, Carmarthenshire, Carmarthenshire Antiquity, 39, 22-49

Maritime Officer, RCAHMW, February 2013.