Between 2003 and 2005, Dyfed Archaeological Trust carried out a Cadw-funded programme of surveys to assess all known prehistoric funerary and ritual monuments in Pembrokeshire and Ceredigion, building on earlier work in Carmarthenshire. In total, over 1,100 sites were visited in the field, the majority confirmed as probable or possible prehistoric monuments. The surveys added more than 130 new records to the Historic Environment Record, with over 170 sites recommended for scheduling. Covering upland blocks, river valleys and coastal landscapes, the work has significantly advanced our knowledge of burial and ritual practices from the Neolithic through the Bronze Age in southwest Wales.
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The Prehistoric Funerary and Ritual Monument Survey of Glamorgan and Gwent: Overviews
Funerary & Ritual
As part of a pan-Wales Cadw initiative, Glamorgan-Gwent Archaeological Trust surveyed all known prehistoric funerary and ritual sites in the former counties of Glamorgan. This updated work builds…
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Discover the Lime Industry of the Black Mountains
Industrial
Perched on a mountainside on the western fringe of the Brecon Beacons National Park is a remarkable landscape of craggy cliffs, grassy humps and bumps and enigmatic ruins.…
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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 can in turns reveal and conceal sites of…
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