settlement

• urban settlement - example swords Co. Galway

  -cities- population 50,000+

  -satellite towns- between 1,500- 49,999 but more then 20% of the residents travel to work in another city

  -independent town- 1,500 to 49,999 less then 20% of people travel for work
• rural settlement - population of less then 1,500 people example round stone Co. Galway
• physical landscape- the people didn't live in large settlements, they were hunter gathers period of time is Neolithic
• influences

  -altitude- height above sea level

  -drainage- well draned by rivers
• Viking settlement

  • Irish city's like dublin, cork, limerick
  • settled near coast for trade and travel
  • longboats and wooden forts on hills
• Norman settlement

  • further developed Viking settlements
  • south east Ireland
  • stone castles
• historical settlement on OS Maps

  • Neolithic structures built to bury dead
  • megalithic tomb
  • putal dolma
  • cairn
  • burial ground
• site- physical piece of land
• situation- area around settlement
• nodal point- route focus where routes meet
• bridging point - easy to cross river
• people want costal views from there house
• function- the job of a town it provides
• market - shops and services
• defense- began defended by rivers
• resources- towns around area with natural resources
• religious- churchs
• ecclesiastical- monestary or church ruins - red on a map
• port- ships dock
• industrial - particular industry on a map IND estate
• residential- dormitory of commuter towns
• transport- roads, bridging points, rail, airports
• tourism + recreation- leisure faculties, tourist center
• educational- school or collages