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Our ancestors were first farming here at Dan yr Ogof over 3000 years ago during the bronze age.
We have constructed a farm from a different period known as the Iron Age. A period that covers the 700 years before the birth of Christ to show you how people lived and farmed during this time.
They used local raw materials to build their homes. Tree trunks for the main frame. This they roofed with straw, bracken, heather or turf.
They kept their animals close at hand to protect them from predators such as wolves.
They preserved their grain in deep pits lined with reeds and capped with a
wooden lid.
They liked their pint of beer which they brewed from barley.
Hut Construction
Wooden frame - usually made from split tree trunks.
For the roof they used straw, bracken, heather turf or reeds.
Inside, there was a fire which kept the villagers warm and allowed them to cook. |
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