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Submitted by PAB on Monday, 21 July 2014 Page Views: 3626

Date UncertainSite Name: Skokholm
Country: Wales County: Pembrokeshire Type: Not Known (by us)

Map Ref: SM731045
Latitude: 51.693272N Longitude: 5.284475W
Condition:

5	Perfect
4	Almost Perfect
3	Reasonable but with some damage
2	Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1	Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0	No data.
-1	Completely destroyed

3 Ambience:

5	Superb
4	Good
3	Ordinary
2	Not Good
1	Awful
0	No data.

4 Access:

5	Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4	Short walk on a footpath
3	Requiring a bit more of a walk
2	A long walk
1	In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
0	No data.

1 Accuracy:

5	co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4	co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3	co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2	co-ordinates of the nearest village
1	co-ordinates of the nearest town
0	no data

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**Skokholm** submitted by PAB : Skokholm, 2014, approaching the stone from the east along the cliff-top path, it stands out very prominently with its supporting stone. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Skokhom Island. On the southern coast near the Lighthouse, this earthbound & supported stone stands out as being virtually impossible to have been in its current configuration without human intervention.

I could find no reference to there being a 'verified' dolmen on Skokholm, and the Warden said that he understood there to have been a fairly recent archaeological survey which had not identified any remaining traces of the ancient uses of the island.

Despite the absence of anything on Coflein etc, I felt that there was more than 'Natural erratic' to this feature, so I am posting it in the hope that others might know more or be able to investigate it. The Old Red Sandstone in this stretch of the cliff is very similar to King's Quoit, Manorbier - also of course a significant earth-fast 'slab' with support....

As the ground is very fragile from the high concentration of bird and rabbit burrows, it wasn't possible to get any 'interior' pictures, but I will ask the Warden to get some to post. It also happens to be rather steep along this stretch of cliff!

I was very tempted to give a description as 'Burial Chamber - Dolmen', but have chosen the safer 'Not Known' option for now, awaiting comments!
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Nearby Images from Geograph Britain and Ireland:

SM7204 : Skokholm from the lighthouse by Hugh Venables — by Hugh Venables
©2018(licence)

SM7304 : Old rail tracks, Skokholm Island by Bob Jones — by Bob Jones
©2010(licence)

SM7304 : Cliff and lighthouse by dave challender — by dave challender
©2006(licence)

SM7204 : Skokholm Lighthouse by Bob Jones — by Bob Jones
©2010(licence)

SM7204 : Quarry in cliffs on Skokholm island by Mike Graham — by Mike Graham
©2007(licence)

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