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Period: Medieval

The Historic Churches Survey

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Though seemingly unchanging, many historic churches have witnessed constant renewal, adaptation and repair during the last thousand years or more…
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Archaeologists wearing high-visibility vests and hard hats excavating exposed structural remains on an active dig site

Ynysfach Ironworks

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The investigations at Merthyr Tydfil College, on the site of the former Ynysfach Ironworks, began in August 2011 and were…
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A large medieval stone castle ruin covered with patches of ivy, standing on a grassy slope with scattered trees around it.

Oystermouth Castle Community Excavation

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Oystermouth Castleis a familiar site in Swansea. It was rescued in the middle of the 19th century by local antiquary…
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Panoramic view of a coastal city with the bay, harbour and surrounding hills visible under bright sunlight.

Arfordir Coastal Heritage (Glamorgan Gwent)

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The coastline is a dynamic environment subject to constant change through the actions of erosion, land-use, and climate change, which…
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Archaeologist excavating a small test pit on a grassy coastal cliff edge with the sea and rocky shoreline in the background.

Arfordir (Gwynedd)

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Arfordir (Welsh for coastline) is a project which aims to record, understand and monitor changes in the coastal heritage of…
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Ruined stone buildings and spoil heaps in a remote upland valley, with scattered rocks in the foreground,

Clwyd-Powys Metal Mines Survey

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Between May 1992 and August 1993, CPAT carried out a rapid survey of all of the non-ferrous metal mines (predominantly…
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Stone-built rural church with a square tower and slate roof, surrounded by old gravestones in a grassy churchyard, set against a backdrop of wooded hills under a bright blue sky.

Caring For Churches

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Though seemingly unchanging, many historic churches have witnessed constant renewal, adaptation and repair during the last thousand years or more…
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Exploration Tywi

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The Tywi valley in Carmarthenshire, west Wales, is cherished as an important historic landscape, renowned for its scenic qualities that…
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Oblique aerial view of a coastal promontory with steep rocky cliffs, earthwork defences, and enclosed fields overlooking the sea

Arfordir Coastal Heritage (Dyfed)

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‘Arfordir’, or ‘Coastline’, is a pilot project set up to record, understand and monitor changes in our coastal heritage.The project…
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A large stone lime kiln built into a hillside, with a dark rectangular entrance at the base and loose rubble sloping down on either side under a partly cloudy sky

Discover the Lime Industry of the Black Mountains

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Perched on a mountainside on the western fringe of the Brecon Beacons National Park is a remarkable landscape of craggy…
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Ysgol yr Hendre, Llanbeblig, Caernarfon

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Archaeological excavations at Ysgol yr Hendre, Llanbeblig, Caernarfon, revealed a remarkable sequence of activity ranging from the Roman to the…
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Hen Gastell, Llanwnda: A Medieval Defended Site

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Excavations by Gwynedd Archaeological Trust between 2013 and 2017 revealed that Hen Gastell is a small but high-status medieval defended…
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