Burry Holms is a small tidal island located at the northern end of the Gower Peninsula, south Wales. 9,000 years ago it was up to 12 miles (19 km) away from the sea and inhabited by nomadic Mesolithic hunters. Flint tools provided the first evidence of their existence in 1919, since when charcoal, charred hazelnut shells, and tools made out of wood and bone have also been found. A 1998 excavation by the National Museums and Galleries of Wales found that Burry Holms was used as a Mesolithic seasonal camp. Iron Age people subsequently built a 5 acre (20,000 m²) hill fort and ditch on the island, while in Medieval times it was home to a monastery. A tidal island is a piece of land that is connected to the mainland by a causeway exposed at low tide and submerged at high tide. ... Rhossili Beach on the Gower Peninsula of South Wales The Gower Peninsula (Welsh: Gŵyr) is one of the UKs major tourist attractions and is the best-known district in Wales after Snowdonia. ... South Wales is an area of Wales bordered by England and the Bristol Channel to the East and South, and Mid Wales and West Wales to the North and West. ... Communities of nomadic people move from place to place, rather than settling down in one location. ... The Mesolithic (Greek mesos=middle and lithos=stone or the Middle Stone Age) is the period between the Paleolithic and Neolithic periods. ... Hunting is, in its most general sense, the pursuit of a target. ... Pebble beach made up of flint nodules eroded out of the nearby chalk cliffs, Cape Arkona, Rügen Flint (or flintstone) is a hard, sedimentary cryptocrystalline silica rock with a glassy appearance. ... Modern hammer A tool is a device that provides a mechanical or mental advantage in accomplishing a task. ... 1919 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Charcoal is the blackish residue consisting of impure carbon obtained by removing water and other volatile constituents of animal and vegetable substances. ... Binomial name Corylus avellana L. The Common Hazel (Corylus avellana) is a shrub native to Europe and Asia. ... A tree trunk as found at the Veluwe, The Netherlands Wood is an organic material found as the primary content of the stems of woody plants, especially trees, but also shrubs. ... Grays illustration of a human femur, a typically recognized bone. ... 1998 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... For excavation in civil engineering see earthworks (engineering). ... The National Museums and Galleries of Wales are as follows: National Museum & Gallery, Cardiff Museum of Welsh Life, St Fagans, Cardiff Big Pit National Mining Museum of Wales, Blaenafon National Woollen Museum, Dre-fach Felindre Welsh Slate Museum, Caerleon National Waterfront Museum, Swansea (opening 2005) Categories: Stub ... Iron Age Axe found on Gotland This article is about the archaeological period known as the Iron Age, for the mythological Iron Age see Iron Age (mythology). ... The term hill fort is commonly used by archeologists to describe fortified enclosures located to exploit a rise in elevation for defensive advantage. ... A ditch is a small trench or depression usually created to drain water from low lying areas, alongside roadways or fields. ... The Middle Ages formed the middle period in a traditional schematic division of European history into three ages: the classical civilization of Antiquity, the Middle Ages, and modern times, beginning with the Renaissance. ... Buddhist monastery near Tibet A monastery is the habitation of monks. ...

During spring and summer Burry Holms is covered by flowers such as thrift and sea campion. The island is also popular among collectors of shells. Thrift - Wikipedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... Look up Shell and shell in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...

UK grid reference: SS933926

External links

• BBC history article