In recent years, a series of desk-based assessments have been carried out to shed light on the often-overlooked military heritage of twentieth-century Wales. Focusing on sites linked to the Second World War and its aftermath, these projects have explored army camps, military ranges, hospitals, prisoner of war camps, depots, and Land Army sites across Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion, and Pembrokeshire.
Together, these studies have significantly expanded the Historic Environment Record (HER), adding over a hundred newly identified sites and updating many more. Using documentary sources and aerial imagery, each project maps and records the archaeological legacy of conflict in Wales, offering a vital foundation for future fieldwork, heritage protection, and planning.
