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Friday 28 October 2011

Wrexham’s Landmark Chimney Sold on Ebay





Marston's Border Brewery
NPRN: 400338   DI2011_0757


Wrexham’s former Marston’s Border Brewery chimney (nprn: 400338), which featured prominently in the Royal Commission’s exhibition panel on Wrexham Pubs and Breweries this summer at the National Eisteddfod, was sold this week on e-bay for £1420, and during the selling process attracted a total of 59 bids. Rivaled only by the tower of St Giles Church (nprn: 162808) in height, the tall 120-foot chimney is one of Wrexham’s most striking landmarks. Situated to the rear of the Nag’s Head Public House, and dated 1894, it was built as part of the Soames Brewery, which became Border Brewery in 1932 but closed in 1984 following a takeover by the Marstons group. It was then bought by former Wrexham AM and MP Dr John Marek, who has cared for the grade II listed chimney for the last twenty years. Brick-built with wrought iron bands, the giant tower has terracotta panels with a large initial ‘S’ for Soames Brewery and somewhat prophetically the date inscription on the brewery chimney reads 1894 horizontally (date of construction) but reads 1984 (date of closure) when read vertically. The timing of this sale coincides with the return of the celebrated town brewed Wrexham Lager which will be on sale once more from this Saturday, 29 October 2011.

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Wednesday 26 October 2011

Local History Book Fair - Swansea Museum - Saturday 29 October 2011





Cyflwyno Cartrefi Cefn Gwlad Cymru
Introducing Houses of the Welsh Countryside

Local History Book Fair, Saturday 29 October 2011
Swansea Museum, 10am and 4 pm

On Saturday 29 October 2011, staff from the Royal Commission will be attending The Royal Institution of South Wales’s annual Local History Book fair at Swansea Museum between 10am and 4 pm. The day will offer the opportunity to buy new local history books, second-hand and antiquarian books, historical maps and paintings, postcards and more. Authors, publishers and bookshops, representatives of local history societies as well as staff from the Royal Commission will be on-hand throughout the day to answer enquiries and chat to visitors. In particular, please come along to our stall, where you will have the opportunity to talk to Royal Commission staff member, Richard Suggett and joint-author of the stunningly illustrated book, Cartrefi Cefn Gwlad Cymru, Introducing Houses of the Welsh Countryside as well as buy any of our current extensive range of publications at a special 10% sale discount. The day promises to be a wonderful opportunity for all, so please come and join us!

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Tuesday 25 October 2011

Burry Holms Excavation - Newly Catalogued Collection





 Burry Holms Excavation Archive: Ref. No. BHEA

RCAHMW drawing showing plan of Burry Holms Monastic Site, Llangennith, published in Glamorgan I, iii, fig 5.
These records accrue from a RCAHMW archaeological excavation of Burry Holms medieval hermitage site, carried out under RCAHMW former investigator D.B. Hague, from the mid to late 1960s.

This collection comprises field notes, reports, drawings, photographs, plans, and related material produced during excavations at Burry Holms medieval hermitage site, Lllangennith (Llangenydd), in the north-west Gower.

The collection is divided into eight groups: general excavation material (BHEA01); finds related material (BHEA02); photographs and negatives (BHEA03); larger, mostly board mounted, photographs (BHEA04); location maps and site plans (BHEA05); sections plans and drawings (BHEA06); administrative material (BHEA07); and restricted access material relating to personnel and financial matters (BHEA08).

Covering dates: 1964-1985


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Coflein is the online database for the National Monuments Record of Wales (NMRW), the national collection of information about the historic environment of Wales. 



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Monday 24 October 2011

Arnold Taylor Papers - Newly Catalogued Collections





Arnold Taylor Papers: Ref. No. ATP 

This collection arises from A. J. Taylor’s work as an Inspector of Ancient Monuments in Wales, as a Commissioner for RCAHMW, and material created through research and publication work on Welsh Castles and related sites.

It comprises research notes, facsimile documents, and photographic prints and negatives, relating to castles in Wales, although some also relate to Swiss, French and Italian Castles, and Welsh abbeys and other Welsh sites. The collection contains copies of numerous Public Record Office (PRO: now The National Archives) manuscripts, used by Taylor in his research on the Welsh castles of Edward I.

The collection is catalogued in four groups, according to the specific area of Taylor's research: War of 1277-8 Research (ATP1); Ancient Monuments (ATP2);  Castles (ATP3) and (ATP4).

Covering dates:  1759-1998

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Coflein is the online database for the National Monuments Record of Wales (NMRW), the national collection of information about the historic environment of Wales.

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Thursday 20 October 2011

Atlanterra Project Business Meeting – Castro Verde, Portugal





Members of the Atlanterra Project Team in the Beja City Park, Beja, Alentejo, Portugal

The Fifth Business Meeting of the Atlanterra Project was held between the 5th and 9th of October in Castro Verde, Alentejo, Southern Portugal, attended by Stephen Hughes and Spencer Smith. The host was one of our Portuguese project partners, the Agência de Desenvolvimento Regional do Alentejo (ADRAL) – Alentejo Regional Development Agency.

As part of the Meeting Agenda, excursions were arranged to the mining areas of São Domingos, Aljustrel and Lousal in order see how both ADRAL and Laboratório Nacional De Energia e Geologica (LNEG) - National Laboratory for Energy and Geology - were working within the wider community.

One of the major problems faced at the mining sites visited was pollution. Some of this can be quite obvious in terms of the pollution caused by the extraction and processing of minerals, but pollution can also be considered in terms of the environmental impact of successive phases of mining machinery or buildings remaining in-situ after the end of their working lives. There are problems in terms of the increasing size of cemetery populations from the influx of people and their families who work the mining sites and also in terms of attempts to increase tourist footfall to sites which have begun to develop their own niche and sometimes fragile ecosystems.

At each of these sites the process has begun of turning a derelict mining site into a tourist destination. The work of the RCAHMW as Atlanterra project partners is helping in the process of applying best practice to interpreting these mining sites through archaeological recording and CGI reconstructions of the sites as they looked when they were in operation.

Any questions or enquiries about the work of the Atlanterra project can be directed to either Stephen Hughes stephen.hughes@rcahmw.gov.uk or Spencer Smith spencer.smith@rcahmw.gov.uk


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Wednesday 19 October 2011

Gorffennol Digidol 2012 - Technolegau Newydd ym Meysydd Treftadaeth, Dehongli ac Estyn-allan





Technolegau newydd ym meysydd treftadaeth, dehongli ac estyn-allan
22-23 Chwefror, 2012, Llandrindod Wells




Cynhadledd ddeuddydd fydd Gorffennol Digidol ac ynddi fe arddangosir technolegau digidol arloesol ar gyfer dal, dehongli a lledaenu data am safleoedd ac arteffactau treftadaeth. Hon fydd y bedwaredd flwyddyn, a chynhelir Gorffennol Digidol 2012 yn nhref hanesyddol Llandrindod. Cynigir cyfuniad o bapurau, seminarau, gweithdai ymarferol ac arddangosiadau i ymchwilio i’r technegau arolygu a dehongli diweddaraf a’u cymhwyso’n ymarferol at ddehongli ac addysgu treftadaeth a sicrhau ei chadwraeth.

Bydd y gynhadledd o werth i unrhyw un sydd wrthi’n gweithio neu’n astudio yn y sector archaeoleg a’r sectorau treftadaeth, addysg ac amgueddfeydd. Y bwriad yw iddi fod yn fodd i rwydweithio a chyfnewid syniadau’n anffurfiol ymhlith cynulleidfa gyfeillgar ac amrywiol o unigolion o fyd masnach, o sefydliadau’r sector cyhoeddus ac o’r trydydd sector. Bydd sesiynau Tŷ Agored hefyd yn gyfle i arddangos prosiectau neu gynhyrchion ac i siarad â mudiadau treftadaeth, datblygwyr cynhyrchion a manwerthwyr.

Unwaith eto, mae nifer y lleoedd yn gyfyngedig ac fe’ch cynghorir i archebu lle’n gynnar.

Rhagor o Wybodaeth:
e-bost: susan.fielding@cbhc.gov.uk
Ffôn: 01970 621219

Archebion Cynhadledd:
e-bost: jane.corker@cbhc.gov.uk
Ffôn: 01970 621234

Comiswn Brenhinol Henebion Cymru
mewn cydweithrediad â Leica a ICOMOS UK.

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GORFFENNOL DIGIDOL 2012 – Ffurflen Gofrestru ******************************************


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Digital Past 2012 - New Technologies in Heritage Interpretation and Outreach





New technologies in heritage, interpretation and outreach
22-23 February, 2012, Llandrindod Wells




Digital Past is a two day conference which showcases innovative digital technologies for data capture, interpretation and dissemination of heritage sites and artefacts. Running for the fourth year, Digital Past 2012 will be set in the historic mid-Wales town of Llandrindod Wells, and offers a combination of papers, seminars and handson workshops and demonstrations to investigate the latest technical survey and interpretation techniques and their practical application in heritage interpretation, education and conservation.

The conference will be of value to anyone working in or studying the archaeological, heritage, education and museums sector, and is designed to allow informal networking and exchange of ideas within a friendly and diverse audience made up of individuals from commercial, public and third sector organisations. Open House sessions will also give the opportunity for display and demonstration of projects or products, and the chance to talk to heritage organisations, product developers and retailers.

Spaces are again limited and early booking is advised.

Further Information:
e-mail: susan.fielding@rcahmw.gov.uk
Telephone: 01970 621219

Conference Bookings:
e-mail: jane.corker@rcahmw.gov.uk
Telephone: 01970 621234

Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales
in conjunction with Leica and ICOMOS UK.

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DIGITAL PAST 2012 - Registration Form
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Tuesday 18 October 2011

West Coast Palaeolandscapes Project - Thomas Telford Centre, Menai Bridge, Hosts Lost Lands of our Ancestors Seminar





West Coast Palaeolandscapes Project 
Lost Lands of our Ancestors
Introduction to work which is currently being undertaken to enhance the National Monuments Record of Wales
 
On Thursday 13 October 2011, portraits of the great engineers Thomas Telford and Robert Stephenson provided the backdrop for presentations by project team from the University of Birmingham, Dyfed Archaeological Trust and the RCAHMW.

In 2010, these three organisations came together to facilitate a programme of research to explore two areas of that vast low-lying plain that once connected Wales to Ireland and the Isle of Man. Seabed seismic reflection surveys undertaken by companies searching for oil and gas reserves were used to map elements of the former landscape in Liverpool Bay and Bristol Channel. These surveys have proven that areas of higher ground, river valleys, depressions that were once lakes, and earlier coastlines can still be seen locked away in the geological formations of the seabed.

Dr Simon Fitch provided an introduction to the University of Birmingham’s work in the southern North Sea and the results of the review of seismic data for Liverpool Bay and Bristol Channel. Ken Murphy, director, Dyfed Archaeological Trust, provided a fascinating overview of the early prehistory of Wales, whilst Louise Austin, Principal Archaeologist Heritage Management, Dyfed Archaeological Trust, introduced some of the key issues with regard managing these heritage assets. She also introduced the project’s site and the educational resources which are soon to be available. Deanna Groom, Maritime Officer, RCAHMW, concluded with an introduction to work which is currently being undertaken to enhance the National Monuments Record of Wales (NMRW) in offshore areas and how the information from West Coast Palaeolandscapes Project is being integrated.

The audience had the opportunity to view the project’s exhibition panels and to pick up copies of the popular ‘The Lost Lands of our Ancestors’ book. A special addition to the displays available was that brought by Gordon Roberts from the Sefton Coast Partnership: Archaeology and History Task Group. The panels revealed the fossilised human and animal footprints regularly uncovered at Formby Point, Sefton Coast (http://www.seftoncoast.org.uk/hist_footprints.html). Similar sets of footprints have been found around the Welsh coast in the Severn Estuary and most recently at Lydstep near Tenby. These footprints provide the most evocative evidence yet for the inhabitants of the Lost Lands of our Ancestors.

Project’s exhibition panels

The West Coast Palaeolandscapes Project partner’s WWW pages can be accessed at:



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Thursday 13 October 2011

New Coflein Site Records 1-30 September 2011





New site records on the National Monuments Record of Wales online database, Coflein.
67 Sites added from 1-30 September 2011.

Coflein - Discovering Our Past Online

ABERAMAN WORKMEN'S HALL AND INSTITUTE
NPRN 414767 Aberaman, Glamorgan

ABERBARGOED BRANCH, BARGOED AND DISTRICT WORKMEN'S HALL AND LIBRARY, ABERBARGOED
NPRN 414749 Bargoed, Monmouthshire

ABERGORKI WORKINGMENS INSTITUTE, BUTE STREET, ABERGORKY, TREORCHY
NPRN 414719 Treorchy, Glamorgan

ABERTYSSWG WORKMEN'S HALL AND INSTITUTE
NPRN 414756 Rhymney, Monmouthshire

ARRAIL-GRIFFIN WORKMEN'S HALL AND INSTITUTE, SIX BELLS, ABERTILLERY
NPRN 414762 Abertillery, Monmouthshire

BARGOED AND DISTRICT WORKMEN'S INSTITUTE AND LIBRARY
NPRN 414748 Bargoed, Glamorgan

BLAENGARW WORKINGMEN'S HALL AND INSTITUTE, BLAENGARW ROAD
NPRN 414717 Garw Valley, Glamorgan

BLAENGWYNFI WORKMEN'S HALL, INSTITUTE AND LIBRARY
NPRN 414790 Glyncorrwg, Glamorgan

BRITHDIR WORKMEN'S HALL AND INSTITUTE
NPRN 414760 New Tredegar, Glamorgan

BRONALLT, HEOL YR ORSFAF, 4, STATION ROAD, 4, BALA
NPRN 414772 Bala, Merioneth

BRYNAU, MAYALS ROAD, 31, BLACKPILL, SWANSEA
NPRN 414742 Mumbles, Glamorgan

CAERAU WORKMEN'S INSTITUTE, HALL AND LIBRARY
NPRN 414788 Maesteg, Glamorgan

CARROW HILL
NPRN 414706 Caerwent, Monmouthshire

CILFYNYDD WORKMEN'S HALL AND INSTITUTE, CROSS STREET, CILFYNYDD
NPRN 414728 Pontypridd, Glamorgan

CLYDACH VALE WORKMEN'S HALL AND INSTITUTE, HOWARD STREET, BLAENCLYDACH, TONYPANDY, RHONDDA
NPRN 414731 Cwm Clydach, Glamorgan

COACH HOUSE, CHURCH ROAD, 43, CALDICOT
NPRN 414681 Caldicot, Monmouthshire

COMMERCIAL ROAD, 180A
NPRN 414773 Pillgwenlly, Monmouthshire

CWM AND LLANTWIT WELFARE HALL, BEDDAU; GAIETY CINEMA.
NPRN 414727 Llantrisant, Glamorgan

CWMAMAN WORKMEN'S HALL AND INSTITUTE
NPRN 414766 Aberaman, Glamorgan

CWMBACH WORKMEN'S HALL AND INSTITUTE
NPRN 414768 Cwmbach, Glamorgan

CWMDARE MINERS' WELFARE HALL
NPRN 414769 Aberdare, Glamorgan

CWMDU WORKMEN'S HALL AND INSTITUTE, MAESTEG
NPRN 414787 Maesteg, Glamorgan

CYMMER COLLIERY WORKMEN'S HALL AND INSTITUTE, OFFICE STREET, CYMMER, PORTH, RHONDDA
NPRN 414733 Cymmer, Glamorgan

EITHINOG-UCHAF, PENEGROES, CAERNARFON
NPRN 414691 Llanllyfni, Caernarfonshire

FERNDALE AND BLAENLLECHAU WORKMEN'S HALL AND INSTITUTE
NPRN 414738 Ferndale, Glamorgan

FERNHILL AND BLAENRHONDDA WORKMEN'S HALL AND INSTITUTE, CHAPEL STREET, BLAENRHONDDA, TREHERBERT
NPRN 414729 Treherbert, Glamorgan

FFALDAU WORKMEN'S HALL AND INSTITUTE, PONTYCYMMER
NPRN 414783 Garw Valley, Glamorgan

GARTH WORKMEN'S HALL AND INSTITUTE
NPRN 414784 Maesteg, Glamorgan

GLANTOWY:GLANTYWI, LLANEGWAD
NPRN 414741 Llanegwad, Carmarthenshire

GLENRHONDDA WORKMEN'S HALL AND INSTITUTE, BLAENCWM, BLAEN-Y-CWM, RHONDDA
NPRN 414774 Treherbert, Glamorgan

GLYNCORRWG WORKMEN'S INSTITUTE AND MEMORIAL HALL
NPRN 414789 Glyncorrwg, Glamorgan

HENLLYS VALE LIMEKILNS
NPRN 414697 Quarter Bach, Carmarthenshire

INTER-WAR HOUSING, PRESTATYN
NPRN 414726 Prestatyn, Flintshire

LEWIS MERTHYR COLLIERY WORKMEN'S HALL AND INSTITUTE, PONTYPRIDD ROAD, PORTH
NPRN 414781 Porth, Glamorgan

LLANBRADACH WORKMEN'S HALL AND INSTITUTE
NPRN 414747 Llanbradach, Glamorgan

LLWYNYPIA WORKMEN'S HALL AND INSTITUTE
NPRN 414776 Llwyn-y-pia, Glamorgan

MAERDY WORKMEN'S HALL AND INSTITUTE;
NPRN 414739 Maerdy, Glamorgan

MAINDY AND EASTERN WORKMEN'S INSTITUTE AND HALL; TON PENTRE WORKMEN'S HALL AND INSTITUTE; PHOENIX CINEMA.
NPRN 414725 Pentre, Glamorgan

MARKET CHAMBERS, MARKET STREET, 5-6, PONTYPRIDD
SHOP 414751 Pontypridd, Glamorgan

MEMORIAL AT ST ATHAN BOYS VILLAGE
NPRN 414693 St Athan, Glamorgan

MYNYDD-Y-GLOG, BRONZE AGE CEMETERY
NPRN 414686 Hirwaun, Glamorgan

NANTYFYLLON WORKMEN'S HALL AND INSTITUTE
NPRN 414785 Maesteg, Glamorgan

NANTYMOEL WORKMEN'S HALL AND INSTITUTE, BERWYN CENTRE, NANT-Y-MOEL
NPRN 414782 Ogmore Valley, Glamorgan

NATIONAL WESTMINSTER BANK, TAFF STREET, 1, PONTYPRIDD
BANK 414743 Pontypridd, Glamorgan

NEW TREDEGAR WORKMEN'S HALL AND INSTITUTE
NPRN 414750 New Tredegar, Monmouthshire

NEWTON LODGE, EARLSWOOD ROAD, SHIRENEWTON
NPRN 414692 Shirenewton, Monmouthshire

NINE MILE POINT WORKMEN'S HALL AND INSTITUTE, CWMFELINFACH
NPRN 414761 Ynysddu, Monmouthshire

NORTH'S MEMORIAL HALL, MAESTEG WORKMEN'S HALL AND INSTITUTE
NPRN 414786 Maesteg, Glamorgan

OPEN AIR SWIMMING BATHS, EAST PARADE, RHYL
NPRN 414696 Rhyl, Flintshire

PALACE CINEMA, MARGARET STREET, ABERCYNON; ABERCYNON EX-SERVICE MENS CLUB & INSTITUTE
NPRN 414708 Abercynon, Glamorgan

PARC AND DARE WORKMEN'S HALL AND INSTITUTE, PARK ROAD, CWMPARC, TREORCHY
NPRN 414732 Treorchy, Glamorgan

PENGAM AND FLEUR DE LYS WORKMEN'S HALL AND INSTITUTE
NPRN 414775 Pengam, Monmouthshire

PENTRE CADWNFA
NPRN 414711 Llanfihangel, Montgomeryshire

PENUEL DRINKING FOUNTAIN, PENUEL LANE, PONTYPRIDD
NPRN 414771 Pontypridd, Glamorgan

PONTLOTTYN WORKMEN'S HALL AND INSTITUTE
NPRN 414757 Rhymney, Glamorgan

POWELL TILLERY WORKMEN'S HALL AND INSTITUTE, ABERTILLERY
NPRN 414763 Abertillery, Monmouthshire

RHYMNEY WORKMEN'S HALL AND INSTITUTE
NPRN 414759 Rhymney, Monmouthshire

RODNEY PARADE NEWPORT
NPRN 414701 Victoria, Monmouthshire

STANDARD COLLIERY WORKMEN'S HALL AND INSTITUTE, YNYSHIR
NPRN 414735 Ynyshir, Glamorgan

TREHAFOD MEMORIAL HALL AND INSTITUTE
NPRN 414734 Pontypridd, Glamorgan

TREHARRIS PUBLIC HALL AND INSTITUTE
NPRN 414740 Treharris, Glamorgan

TY BONT LIMEKILN
NPRN 414699 Resolven, Glamorgan

TYLORSTOWN WELFARE HALL AND INSTITUTE, EAST ROAD
NPRN 414737 Tylorstown, Glamorgan

VICTORIA PUBLIC HALL, RHYMNEY; RHYMNEY WORKMEN'S INSTITUTE CINEMA
NPRN 414758 Rhymney, Monmouthshire

WATTSTOWN WORKMEN'S HALL AND INSTITUTE
NPRN 414736 Ynyshir, Glamorgan

WEST GROVE FARM
NPRN 414698 Hundleton, Pembrokeshire

WINDSOR COLLIERY WORKMEN'S INSTITUTE LIBRARY AND HALL, ABERTRIDWR
NPRN 414746 Aber Valley, Glamorgan

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Tuesday 11 October 2011

Peat Processing at Fenn's Moss, Wrexham





Aerial View of Fenn’s Moss: Both small scale and large scale peat cutting has taken place on the Mosses as the distinctive cuttings clearly indicate.  Other activities have also taken place here. During the 20th century the Mosses were commandeered for Military use, principally rifle ranges during the World Wars.
(Crown Copyright. CD2003_604_016. NPRN 3358)
A new project for the Recording and Investigation Team of the Royal Commission is to record the unique, yet threatened remains of a peat processing factory, believed to be the last such works remaining in mainland Britain. The works are at the heart of Fenn’s Moss, which together with the adjacent Whixhall and Bettisfield Mosses straddle the Welsh/English border and form the third largest lowland raised bog in Britain. Today the Mosses are a National Nature Reserve nearly 1000 hectares in extent. In the past however, it supported a thriving peat industry. Peat has been cut from the Mosses since at least the medieval period. It was used initially for fuel and distillation, then as bedding for horses and poultry, as well as for packing. Most recently it has been used for garden compost.
 
Peat Processing Factory: Here hand-cut ‘potting-peat’ was ground up and sieved from the 1930’s until the 1960’s.  The product was sold for horticultural use and ‘turf blocks’ were sold for fuel.  As a unique structure it is essential that recording of the machinery together with the process of manufacture is undertaken.
(Crown Copyright. NPRN 3358)

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Monday 3 October 2011

Sunshine and Conservation at Llanerchaeron





Llanerchaeron Countryside and Coastal Management Fair.
On Thursday, 29 September, Royal Commission staff attended the Welsh Countryside and Coastal Management Fair in Llanerchaeron. On a day of glorious sunshine, the Royal Commission joined other members of countryside and conservation organisations in hosting an exhibition stand, distributing free leaflets and booklets, and offering advice and information throughout the day. Highlights of the day included a fascinating talk on the Skomer marine nature reserve and a number of well-prepared presentations focused on sustainable methods of countryside management. Enquiries at the Royal Commission stand were numerous and many were particularly interested in the Commission’s tree-ring dating programme which is currently in its third year of a successful partnership with the North West Wales Dendrochronology project. Many of the reports from this project are now publically available on Coflein.


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