Choosing a SiteThe site of a settlement is where the settlement has been built. There are a number of factors that were important to the original settlers. - Water supply - this needs to be fresh, clean and reliable
- Building material - either stone or wood
- Food supply - farmland and fishing grounds were important
- Land for building - needs to be solid and unlikely to flood; best on low and flat land which is not marshy
- Fuel supply - e.g. peat, wood or coal
- Defensive site - a place that is difficult to attack because it is e.g. on top of a steep-sided hill.
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