NPRN518872
Map ReferenceSS58NW
Grid ReferenceSS5071286214
Unitary (Local) AuthoritySwansea
Old CountyGlamorgan
CommunityPenrice
Type Of SiteFISH TRAP
PeriodPost Medieval, Medieval
DescriptionThis 'V' shaped fish trap is one of three identified by RCAHMW staff during aerial reconnaissance in 2009. It is located adjacent to the low water mark. It comprises two arms, consisting of what appears to be a series of posts, infilled with stones or seaweed. It is adjacent to NPRN 405381 (Oxwich Bay Fish Trap 1), which is larger. It probably represents a phase of rebuilding the same fishtrap, only in a slightly different position and alignment. The remains of a third similar fish trap, NPRN 518873 (Oxwich Bay Fish Trap 3), are visible slightly to the northwest. It is possible that this group of fish traps is associated with the medieval church of St Illtyd's (NPRN 51619) .
Sources include:
AP_2006_2085
Maritime Officer, RCAHMW, May 2012