Burry Holms
Burry Holms (Welsh: Ynys Ianwol) is a small tidal island at the northern end of the Gower Peninsula of Glamorgan.
During spring and summer Burry Holms is covered by flowers such as thrift and sea campion. The island is also popular among collectors of shells.
The highest point of the island is just 98 feet.
Stone Age and Iron Age remains
Though an island today, 9,000 years ago Burry Holms was inland, up to 12 miles away from the sea. The land was inhabited by nomadic Mesolithic hunters. Flint tools provided the first evidence of their existence in 1919, since when charcoal, charred hazelnut shells, and tools made out of wood and bone have also been found. A 1998 excavation by the National Museums and Galleries of Wales found that Burry Holms was used as a Mesolithic seasonal camp.
Iron Age people subsequently built a 5-acre hill fort and ditch on the island, while in Mediæval times it was home to a monastery.
