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Primary Reference Number (PRN) : 31429 Trust : Dyfed Community : Llansantffraed Unitary authority : Ceredigion NGR : SN5167068410 Site Type (preferred type first) : Medieval Fish Trap / POST MEDIEVAL Fish Trap
Summary : 'Walking stick' shaped fish trap situated on the shingle foreshore NE of Llansantffraid on the Ceredigion coast. F Murphy 2012
Description : The outer faces of the stone wall of the 'walking stick' shaped fish trap are clearly visible and are infilled with beach boulders. The long axis runs NE-SW and measures c.35.4m. The NE end curves round to the south and measures c.15.5m. Average width of the wall is 4.8m face to face. Remnants of wooden posts run along the centre of the stone structure and the ironwork that held the posts together can still be seen in places. The longest surviving post is 2.55m high and has a diameter of 0.20m. F Murphy & H Wilson 2012
On a boulder and shingle beach. The site was nearly submerged when observed and was not reachable. A shallow semi-circular depression 25m across in the stone and shingle beach is cut off by what appears to be a roughly piled up straight length of walling end. The depression may be natural or artificial. Presumably being eroded by the sea. Survey and monitor. GW. 1995.
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