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961: 1114: 1304: 634:. It has been alleged that an old mine shaft on the north side of the island connects with a series of natural tunnels, and a concealed exit to the sea. Although Flat Holm was in full view of both the Welsh and English coasts, customs authorities were powerless to act as they had no boat to take them to the island. According to tradition, a small cave in the east cliff at Flat Holm was used for the storage of contraband, mainly tea and brandy. 1541: 1017: 1386: 643: 74: 1220: 936: 817: 1527: 62: 1068:
near the southernmost battery emplacement. Other fortifications included a large drainage basin, underground storage tank, an administrative building and a secure store. A "ditch-and-bank" system served to protect the Lighthouse Battery from cross-island attack. The barracks were vacated in 1901 and the buildings have now been restored by the Flat Holm Project for educational use.
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The Flat Holm project aims to develop the island as a showcase of sustainable technologies. The original power supply consisted of several diesel generators at different properties and unconnected to each other. In 2006, underground cables were installed to form a 'mini-grid' between the farmhouse,
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In 1869, stone barracks were built to sleep up to 50 men. The men were stationed on the island to keep the guns in good working order but the garrison would have been reinforced by regular artillery and volunteer troops if ever an invasion had been imminent. The barracks for the battery were located
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Flat Holm is located in the Bristol Channel. It is a small, almost circular, limestone island, approximately 620 m (2,030 ft) in diameter, covering 35 ha (86 acres). It rises in a gentle slope from the exposed western rocky shore to more sheltered easterly cliffs, at the top of which
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and were suspected of having cholera. The first engineer, Thomas Smith, and able seaman Robert Doran, were deported to the isolation hospital on Flat Holm to prevent spread of the disease. The second mate, P. J. Morris, was also sent to the island as a precautionary measure, but quickly recovered.
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During the Ice Age, the island was covered by glacier ice on several occasions. There are abundant erratic pebbles on the beaches, mostly from Pembrokeshire, indicating that the ice that covered the island was that of the Irish Sea Ice Stream, travelling from west to east up the Bristol Channel.
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The island made communication history again on 8 October 2002, by becoming one of the first areas of South Wales to link to the Internet through a wireless connection deployed by Cardiff Council as part of the Flat Holm Project. The connection is used for Internet, access to Cardiff Council's data
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on the island after Flat Holm was granted to them by Robert, Earl of Gloucester in 1150. Dr Thomas Turner, who was stranded on Flat Holm during a visit in 1815, passed the time by exploring the island. He noted that the tax-exempt abbey farm was prospering and counted "seven cows, two bulls, five
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In June 1815, a Dr Thomas Turner visited Flat Holm in a small boat and was stranded for a week due to high winds. He discovered two Christian graves located close together in a field 23 m (75 ft) northeast of the island's present farmhouse; one grave had been opened and contained a male
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The proposed barrage would pass two miles (3 km) west of Flat Holm. The study was expected to last at least two years and would be split into two stages. The first, which was likely to run until late 2008, would reach an initial view on whether there are any fundamental issues that would
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and a major figure in the field. Marconi and Preece erected a 34 m (112 ft) high transmitting mast on Flat Holm as well as a 30 m (98 ft) receiving mast at Lavernock Point. The first trials on 11 May and 12 failed. On 13 May, the mast at Lavernock was raised to 50 m
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sheep, one horse, two pigs and two dogs". In 1897 the farmhouse was converted into The Flat Holm Hotel, and a bar and skittle alley were added, but the hotel closed after a few years. The farmhouse has been renovated by the Flat Holm Project and is now used as accommodation for visitors.
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station was also placed in the centre of the island. The structures formed part of the Fixed Defences, and protected the Atlantic shipping convoys between Cardiff, Barry, and Flat Holm. These works were abandoned after the war and the island has had no military use since. Flat Holm's
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occupation and fortification of the island. One remaining plant was reintroduced by David Worall, the Flat Holm Warden, in 1982 and is protected by fencing near the path to the lighthouse. A few plants grown from seed also survive in the island's farmhouse garden.
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The Sea-Board of Mendip. An Account of the History, Archaeology, and Natural History of the Parishes of Weston-super-Mare, Kewstoke, Wick St. Lawrence, Puxton Worle, Uphill, Brean, Bleadon, Hutton Locking, Banwell, and of the Steep and Flat
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roofing tiles and a fragment of a 14th-century glazed ridge tile indicate the existence of a substantial medieval building, possibly a chapel, demolished when the present farmhouse was constructed. Property records from 1542 show that King
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derives from an Irish word meaning churchyard or graveyard, alluding to the belief that the island had religious significance as a place of burial to people at the time. However, the island's current English name of "Holm" comes from the
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voluntarily ministered to the population of the island. Ashley created the Bristol Channel Mission in order to serve seafarers on the 400 sailing vessels which used the Bristol Channel. The mission would later become the
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making an official complaint that the lighthouse keeper was using the coals intended for the lighthouse for processing lead. Mining for lead was not profitable, however, and the works were abandoned. Red
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stands the prominent lighthouse. At its highest point it is 32 m (105 ft) above sea level. Flat Holm is part of Wales, although it is in the English parliamentary constituency of
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granted a lease to farm the island to a gentleman by the name of Edmund Tournor. His family remained on Flat Holm until the end of the 17th century when the lease passed to Joseph Robins.
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shells. Fragments of green glazed jugs and flagons from the late 12th to 13th century and shards of pottery from the 14th century were also found on the island. The presence of Pennant
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workshops and the fog horn keeper's cottage. This was powered with a 13.5 kW inverter/charger system located at the farmhouse with the farmhouse diesel generator as back-up.
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period, 15,000 years ago, the ice sheets retreated, and the flat plains surrounding the river estuary flooded; the hilltops of Mendip Hills became the islands of Flat Holm and
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Flat Holm Battery is a series of gun emplacements on Flat Holm built to protect Bristol and Cardiff across the channel. There are remains of four battery sites on the island:
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telephony. Cardiff Council's communication consultant Spencer Pearson made the first telephone call from the island 108 years after pioneer Marconi's wireless transmissions.
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at the centre of his new domain. Flat Holm came within the parish boundary of St Mary's, one of Cardiff's two parish churches, and was kept as a hereditary property of the
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were ever to be constructed it could have consequences for Flat Holm, depending on the design and the route. A number of studies have been proposed, the latest being when
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The Flat Holm sanatorium is unique in being the only Victorian isolation hospital sited on a British offshore island. The last patient to die in the hospital, a victim of
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County Council leased the island for the next 99 years. In March 1995, the county council agreed to obtain Flat Holm through a 50-year lease from the
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Bolton, Mark; David Houston; Pat Monaghan (1992). "Nutritional constraints on egg formation in the lesser black-backed gull: an experimental study".
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Culpeper, Nicholas, The English physician: or an astrologo-physical discourse of the vulgar herbs of this nation. London: Peter Cole, 1652
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Hiom, Louise; Mark Bolton; Pat Monaghan; David Worrall (1991). "Experimental evidence for food limitation of egg production in gulls".
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basin extending from the Bristol and Mendip area westwards beneath the mouth of the Severn to South Wales, outcropping to the west at
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in the 5th-6th century AD, and in 1835 it was the site of the foundation of the Bristol Channel Mission, which later became the
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was some 50 m (160 ft) below the current level and Flat Holm was joined to the Somerset coast as an extremity of the
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Part of a medieval grave slab 42 cm (17 in) by 26 cm (10 in) and 11 cm (4 in) thick, now in the
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were introduced and as of 2008 there are 28 sheep grazing wild on the island. Numbers of Soay sheep had declined by 2022 so
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and were mounted on the Moncrieff disappearing carriage. The guns were never needed and were fired only for test purposes.
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There are also larger erratics, including one spectacular pink granite boulder on a rocky foreshore near the farmhouse.
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is part of England. About 1.3 km (0.81 mi) northwest of Flat Holm are three rocky islets collectively known as
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as a "pavilion" comprising two six-bed wards and a nurse's room. In 1893, three more sailors arrived in Cardiff from
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were too heavy for mobile land service. They consisted of a steel rifle tube surrounded by wrought iron coils, and
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These four emplacements run from the northern to the southern point of the island, along the western coast. Nine
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The treacherous conditions for ships around the island led to several shipwrecks. The British passenger vessel
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and Cardiff a series of gun emplacements, known as Flat Holm Battery, were built in the 1860s as part of a
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Well Battery: one gun in an open-backed Moncrieff pit. The gun was removed by Army Apprentices in 1964.
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deposits on Flat Holm; the pits and mounds visible on the surface of the island are a result of trial
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plant species but the relative isolation of the island has allowed a number of hardy species such as
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in the vicinity of the farmhouse and found evidence of continuous occupation of the island including
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was "Are you ready"; the original paper Morse slip, signed by both Marconi and Kemp, is now in the
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lost seven passengers when she became stranded on Flat Holm in January 1773 on her passage from
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axe head was discovered on the island in 1988, between the island's farmhouse and West Beach.
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The island's rabbit population, introduced for farming in the 12th century, suffers from
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S. D. Rendell; J. N. Rendell (1973). "Search – further adventures on the Flat Holm".
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In 2007 the system was extended to include a 27 kWh battery bank charged by two
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programme broadcast on 17 February 2008 featured Flat Holm and the possibility of a
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The island was used as a location for the filming of the 1941 British thriller film
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of which Flat Holm and neighbouring Steep Holm are composed forms a part of a wider
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In June 2021 Cardiff Council allocated £1.1 million (including £645,000 from the
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Lighthouse Battery: three guns in two full Moncrieff pits and one open-backed pit
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to France, where they had been concerned by the strength of the French Navy. The
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Brian John, 2018. The Stonehenge Bluestones, Greencroft Books, Newport, 256 pp.
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sited at a redundant telecommunications tower on the high point of the island.
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A survey by archaeologist Howard Thomas in 1979 unearthed a number of medieval
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Farm House Battery: two guns in one full Moncrieff pit and one open-backed pit
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which are not far from near Flat Holm. The ship was en route from Bristol to
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Barrett, John (1983). "A History of Maritime Forts in the Bristol Channel".
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lighthouse in 1737. Because of its strategic position on the approaches to
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Heineken, Samuel (4 November 1817). "The wreck of the William and Mary".
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During the 18th century, the island's location made it an ideal base for
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Walford, Edward (1893). "Cardiff Port Sanitary Authority Annual Report".
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left three seamen on the island who were believed to be suffering from
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Period fills joints in the Carboniferous Limestone showing evidence of
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The island has a long history of occupation, dating at least from the
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of the Bristol Channel is 15 m (49 ft); second only to the
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ran ashore on Flat Holm but was refloated, and in 1941 the steamship
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The first traces of human habitation of the island are from the late
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patients was built in 1896 as the isolation hospital for the port of
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Extreme Depositional Environments: Mega End Members in Geologic Time
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The island has a significant breeding colony of over 4,000 pairs of
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Saunders, A.; Spurgeon, C.J.; Thomas, H.J.; Roberts, D.J. (2001).
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Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales
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Guns Across The Severn: The Victorian Fortifications of Glamorgan
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Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform
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starting on 12 December 1995. Flat Holm is now designated as a
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were stationed on the island. Flat Holm was re-armed with four
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which is mainly concentrated around the edges of the island.
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Flat Holm Island, Some recent Archaeological Investigations
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Flat Holm was fortified in the 1860s following a visit by
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period of the 5th-6th century AD, it became a retreat for
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meaning "island in an estuary". Records indicate that a
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for anti-aircraft and close defence, together with two
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containing numerous animal bones along with oyster and
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broadcast by BBC One Wales on 23 June 2008, presenter
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featured The Bristol Channel and included the island.
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still remains, however, at the centre of the island.
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On 13 May 1897, a 22-year-old Italian inventor named
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Map showing location in southwestern United Kingdom
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Religious uses include visits by disciples of 3764:Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Cardiff 1435:preclude a tidal scheme in the Severn Estuary. 2455: 2453: 2451: 2449: 1283:to have a wide range of medicinal uses and an 1264:Others plants may have been introduced by the 882:There are argentiferous (i.e. silver-bearing) 345:'s Flat Holm Project Team and designated as a 3352: 2676:"Flat Holm Island Isolation Hospital (31783)" 2433: 2431: 2429: 638:19th century – Seafarer's Mission and Marconi 8: 2704: 2702: 2700: 2262:. Alis Press (First published 1902 by Dent). 2090:"Shipwreck – Loss of the William and Mary". 1936:. Reprinted from the American Neptune V. XX. 1212:(SSSI) in 1972. The designation covers the 32: 2420:The Grave Slabs of Flat Holm and Steep Holm 694:who was at that time Chief Engineer of the 41: 3359: 3345: 3337: 3134:Chibnall, Steve; McFarlane, Brian (2009). 2527:"Flat Holm Society Newsletter Spring 2004" 2107: 2105: 1960: 1958: 1951:. 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(1984). 1773:"Contaminated land inspection strategy" 1672:"The Hermits and Anchorites of England" 1571: 1407:of 3 and 5 kW, and by a 6 kW 999:Castle Rock Battery: three guns in two 2657: 2646: 2598: 2588: 2576: 2574: 2508: 2497: 1356:The island is also home to slowworms ( 1677:. Methuen & Co. London. p. 9 863:. Part of the island is designated a 7: 2311:Geological Conservation Review (GCR) 310:. Because of frequent shipwrecks, a 2616:Matthews, John Hobson, ed. (1905). 2583:Saving Flat Holm's Cholera Hospital 1934:The History of Flat Holm Lighthouse 1210:Site of Special Scientific Interest 869:Site of Special Scientific Interest 650:'s equipment on Flat Holm, May 1897 637: 458:, lived at the same time on nearby 351:Site of Special Scientific Interest 136:0.35 km (0.14 sq mi) 27:Welsh island in the Bristol Channel 2291:Ratcliffe-Densham, H.B.A. (1948). 2145:. English Heritage. Archived from 2067:. English Heritage. Archived from 2022:. English Heritage. 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A GL (Gun Laying) Mk II 920:Lighthouse and foghorn station 892:John Stuart, Lord Mount Stuart 865:Geological Conservation Review 734:On 23 October 1817, a British 646:Post Office Engineers inspect 1: 3222:"Places to visit – Flat Holm" 2809:"Experience Flat Holm island" 2763:. 27 May 2007. Archived from 2209:Geological Society of America 2175:. 31 May 2006. Archived from 943:Records show that monks from 3315:The Palmerston Forts Society 2859:Ffion Lewis (17 June 2021). 1729:Memoirs of Thomas Turner Esq 1555:List of lighthouses in Wales 1121:In July 1883, the steamship 1026:Rifled muzzle loaders (RMLs) 152:0.61 km (0.379 mi) 144:0.63 km (0.391 mi) 2438:"FortLog Bristol Channel". 2374:"The Flat Holm Pebble Hunt" 1208:Flat Holm was designated a 1020:Flat Holm gun battery sites 3800: 3320:Victorian Forts data sheet 1905:"Smuggling in South Wales" 1670:Clay, Rotha Mary. (1914). 1495:, the March 2008 episode " 992:, were completed in 1869. 923: 572:Norman conquest of England 339:City and County of Cardiff 334:, the island was rearmed. 3150:"BBC1 Wales Looking Back" 2995:Journal of Animal Ecology 1995:Welsh Assembly Government 1697:"Flat Holm Slab (301368)" 1625:. Cardiff Council. 2004. 1337:) and varying numbers of 1315:lesser black-backed gulls 1080:over 350 soldiers of the 371:lesser black-backed gulls 169: 71: 59: 2440:Palmerston Forts Society 2257:Knight, Francis (1988). 2233:"Coast: Bristol Channel" 2169:"Severn Estuary Barrage" 1966:"Marconi: Radio Pioneer" 1331:great black-backed gulls 1270:dove's-foot crane's-bill 705:National Museum of Wales 618:18th century – smuggling 521:fleet from the south of 475:National Museum of Wales 387:great black-backed gulls 2839:"The Flat Holm Society" 1742:Wootton, F. W. (1890). 1347:Eurasian oystercatchers 1188:the Flat Holm Society. 1137:on the land for use by 1003:and one open-backed pit 849:Carboniferous Limestone 537:(possibly Ottir's king 355:Special Protection Area 160:32 m (105 ft) 66:Flat Holm in April 2008 2656:Cite journal requires 2622:British History Online 2507:Cite journal requires 2418:Barrett, John (1998). 2278:7 January 2016 at the 1947:Farr, Grahame (1954). 1658:flat holm saint cadoc. 1393: 1310: 1226: 1118: 1117:Cholera Hospital ruins 1064: 1021: 969: 956:Batteries and barracks 940: 821: 781: 731:, Ireland to Bristol. 651: 627: 582:in Wales proper, with 574:. After the invasion, 558:records that in 1067, 477: 444:Kingdom of Strathclyde 393:). It is also home to 341:and is now managed by 302:transmitted the first 252: 222:Additional information 157:Highest elevation 42: 3305:The Flat Holm Society 2948:, accessed 2008-05-08 2581:Guy, Dr John (1984). 2207:. 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