Archaeology Wales undertook a programme of archaeological assessment, evaluation, excavation and mitigation on the site of a former stable complex in Old School Close, Merthyr Tydfil. The Assessment was carried out for Asbri Planning Ltd, acting on behalf of Merthyr Tydfil Housing Association, and comprised a Site Visit and a Desk-based Assessment. The Site Visit […]
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Specialist examination of a ceramic items recovered from a site associated with Cyfarthfa ironworks identified sixteen fragments from a Bessemer converter and three from the nozzle system of a steel ladle. All the items derived from equipment installed during the 1878-1882 conversion of the works into a steelworks.
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A Conservation Management Plan, along with associated internal and external building surveys were carried out to inform restoration work of out-building and garden features at Aberglasney House, near Llandeilo, Carmarthenshire. A watching brief was undertaken subsequently during the site works.
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AW Archaeologists worked on a Cadw funded project at Llanmelin Hilfort near Caerwent. The survey and targeted excavation work were supervised for Cadw as part of a programme of community engagement, with volunteers from local societies and the MOD’s Operation Nightingale.
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Bases for dismantled wireless masts used by a nearby RAF Radio Station during World War ll were investigated during evaluation trenching at Imble Lane, Pembroke Dock, prior to the development of the area for housing. Previous work at the site included a Desk-based Assessment and a Geophysical Survey.
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Metal detecting and geophysical surveys were carried out on the site of the battle of Pilleth, 1402, for the Royal Commission (RCAHMW). Horse equipment contemporary with the battle and a fine Roman fibula brooch were recovered.
A metal detector survey and a site walkover were carried as part of a programme of community engagement at Bwlch Derwin, Garndolbenmaen, Gwynedd. Volunteer teams examined ten separate areas ranging from open pasture to low-lying bogland.
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Survey of three sites associated with Hill Pits mine in the Blaenavon Industrial Landscape World Heritage Site produced a record of their current state of repair. The surveys were undertaken by volunteers under the guidance of Archaeology Wales staff.
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A program of detailed surveying, monitoring and investigation of the Gurnos Quarry Leat and Tramway, Cyfarthfa, a nationally important historic monument, was carried out for Merthyr Tydfil Council in advance of, and during, restoration works at the site. The leat and tramroad date to the 1790s and were built by Richard Crawshay, ironmaster of Cyfathfa
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An Archaeological watching brief was undertaken for Marshall (Building Contractors) Ltd to monitor disturbances to potentially important peat deposits during groundworks prior to the construction of a new retail park in Prestatyn, Denbighshire.
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