James, H. F. and James, T. (2003). Fish weirs on the Taf, Towy and Gwendraeth estuaries, Carmarthenshire. Carmarthenshire Antiq 39. Vol 39, pp. 22-48.

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Title:		 Fish weirs on the Taf, Towy and Gwendraeth estuaries, Carmarthenshire
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Issue:		 Carmarthenshire Antiq 39
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Series:		 The Carmarthenshire Antiquary
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Volume:		 39
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Page Start/End:		 22 - 48
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Publication Type:		 Journal
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Abstract:		 Fish weirs in the estuaries of the Taf, Towy and Gwendraeth (the Three Rivers) have been identified in medieval and early-modern records, although some were lost probably in the early-seventeenth century. Some of the surviving weirs appear to be medieval in origin, and the besanded medieval settlement of St Ishmael's (the `lost village') could relate to a fishery belonging to Whitland Abbey. The weirs may have fallen out of use because of besandment and possibly economic change, and this might explain the lack of documentary evidence for their use after the seventeenth century. The loss from local memory of their use may account for weir walls being erroneously identified with the lost village. The article includes a record of the oral testimony of the last person to work one of the weirs.
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Author:		 Heather F James
Terrence James
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Other Person/Org:		 Damaris D Dodds (Abstract author)
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Year of Publication:		 2003
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Fishweirs (BIAB)
Medieval (BIAB)
Weirs (Auto Detected Subject)
Earlyseventeenth Century (Auto Detected Temporal)
Weir Walls (Auto Detected Subject)
Medieval (Auto Detected Temporal)
Seventeenth Century (Auto Detected Temporal)
SETTLEMENT (Monument Type England)
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Created Date:		 23 Aug 2004