In 2011 Wales and West Utilities replaced a major gas pipeline from Pwllheli to Blaenau Ffestiniog, Gwynedd, North Wales. As well as being an engineering project Wales and West Utilities had to mitigate any potential damage to archaeological sites along the route so it also became a significant archaeological project, with Gwynedd Archaeological Trust commissioned to carry out the archaeological work.
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Exploration Tywi
Rivers
The Tywi Valley in Carmarthenshire is one of Wales’s most celebrated historic landscapes, shaped by natural forces and centuries of human activity. From hillforts and castles to parkland,…
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Mining Landscapes
Industrial
The Welsh landscape contains 1,300 abandoned metal mines, and while many of the sites include designated and undesignated heritage assets, they also present a legacy of hazards, which…
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RECTANGULAR CROP-MARKED ENCLOSURES IN SOUTH CEREDIGION 2004
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Since the 1980s, aerial photography has identified over 55 crop-marked enclosures in south Ceredigion, including a distinctive group of rectangular examples. A Cadw-funded survey in 2004 confirmed that…
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