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Settlement

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TermDefinition
Settlement The area in which people settled
Site of settlement The specific location in which people built settlements
Antiquity An item on an OS map that is historic in nature
Castle Built by the Normans for defence
Round Tower Built by Christian monks to store goods and valuables
Altitude The area above sea level. The higher you go the colder it gets
Aspect The direction in which a slope faces.
Urbanisation The process in which cities get bigger and bigger.
Urban Sprawl The process in which cities spread into agricultural farmland.
Urban Decay The process in which inner city buildings or areas fall into disrepair, characterised by boarded up buildings and graffiti
Urban Redevelopment The process in which an area undergoes devevlopment. An example of this is Dublin Docklands or Ballymun Flats
Ogham Stone A large rock where the Celts carved writing into it.
Fulacht Fia An ancient method of cooking for meat.
Linear settlement Settlements that occur along roads.
Dispersed Settlement Settlements that are spread apart from one another.
Clustered Settlement Settlement that develops at crossroads.
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