Llangorse: a 10th-century royal crannog in Wales

Lane, Alan

doi:10.1017/s0003598x0007681x

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“…In 1989 and 1990, archaeological excavation of a Dark Age crannog on the only island in the lake (Campbell and Lane, 1989;Campbell et al, 1990) provided the opportunity for further research into the ecological history of the lake and its catchment. Of particular significance was the discovery around the shoreline of the island of considerable thicknesses of marl beneath the deposits of the crannog.…”

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An early-Holocene pollen, mollusc and ostracod sequence from lake marl at Llangorse Lake, South Wales, UK

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An integrated analysis of molluscs, ostracods and pollen is presented from early Holocene lake marl at Llangorse Lake, Powys, South Wales. The mollusc and ostracod records reflect a littoral environment with increasing eutrophic conditions and a progressive shallowing of lake waters, although the record does not begin until around 9600 BP, probably due to the isolated location. The pollen profile provides evidence of both local and regional vegetational changes over the first two millennia of the present interglacial. Following climatic amelioration at the beginning of the Holocene, there was rapid colonization by trees and shrubs, with juniper widespread by 9800 BP, birch woodland by 9500 BP, and pine by 9300 BP. Late in the ninth millennium BP, hazel became established, to be followed during the course of the eighth millennium by elm and oak. There are indications in both the pollen and molluscan/ ostracod sequences of a relatively dry climatic regime during the early Holocene, while the pollen record suggests a short-lived climatic cooling in the middle of the tenth millennium BP.

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“…They thin out towards its edge where, usually underwater, wooden wattling lying flat is visible. Associated oak piles are dated dendrochronologically to the Dark Ages (late ninth to early tenth century AD) (Campbell and Lane, 1989). In the centre of the crannog, the deposits overlie peat (c. 30 cm) which rests on marl.…”

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An early-Holocene pollen, mollusc and ostracod sequence from lake marl at Llangorse Lake, South Wales, UK

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“…Llywarch Hen's dyke is not recorded on any surviving maps of the Llan-gors area, so in order to locate the monument, the boundary clause of Charter 146 itself must be examined. Fortunately, this is quite detailed, and a number of features can be identified with some confidence (Campbell and Lane 1989: 679, Figure 1). A translation can be given as follows (features emphasised can be identified on the ground):…”

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Llywarch Hen’s Dyke: Place and Narrative in Early Medieval Wales

Seaman

2019

OD Journal

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Dykes must have been important features within the early medieval landscape, but scarcely attract more than cursory discussion in archaeological literature focused on Wales and western Britain. Analysis of a dyke recorded in a boundary clause attached to an eighth century charter in the Book of Llandaff demonstrates how a multidisciplinary approach can garner new insights into the function and significance of dykes in the early medieval landscape. Llywarch Hen’s Dyke defined a large part of the bounds of Llan-gors, a royal estate in the kingdom of Brycheiniog. On the ground the dyke is represent by a prominent agricultural land boundary, but the monument also operated as a ‘mnemonic peg’ through which oral traditions associated with power and place were narrated.

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“…Crannogs are a peculiarly Scottish and Irish phenomenon. Only one crannog is known from the rest of the British Isles, at Llangorse in Wales, and this example is thought to have been built by an Irish prince (Campbell & Lane 1989). Evidence for lake settlement is more extensive elsewhere in Europe, but here this usually takes the form of lakeside settlement rather than deliberately created islands.…”

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The gardens of Glamis: an aerial view

Brown¹

2006

PSAS

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Traces of the gardens laid out around Glamis Castle in the late 17th century have been recorded during aerial survey. The paper discusses the form of the gardens, the indications of earlier features, their character and their destruction. Documentation relating to the estate, the architectural sketches on the Pont manuscript maps and the results from geophysical survey are considered in relation to the evidence from the cropmarks.

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Llangorse: a 10th-century royal crannog in Wales

Cited by 9 publications

References 3 publications

An early-Holocene pollen, mollusc and ostracod sequence from lake marl at Llangorse Lake, South Wales, UK

An early-Holocene pollen, mollusc and ostracod sequence from lake marl at Llangorse Lake, South Wales, UK

Llywarch Hen’s Dyke: Place and Narrative in Early Medieval Wales

The gardens of Glamis: an aerial view

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