The Clwyd-Powys Archaeological Trust

Welcome to our homepage! We are one of the four Welsh Archaeological Trusts working to help protect, record and interpret all aspects of the historic landscape.

Find out about archaeology in central and north eastern Wales by browsing through our website. You are sure to find something of interest - whether you are a professional, amateur or student archaeologist, a farmer, a site developer, a pupil or teacher at school, a tourist or just interested in your local archaeology and history.

About CPAT
Information on who we are, what we do and how to contact us, plus an interesting, illustrated review of our first 20 years of work and our latest annual report.

CPAT News pages
Get all the latest news and download your copy of our newsletter.

Beacon Ring Hillfort
Find out about CPAT's very own hillfort project.

Your Community
Find out more about the history and archaeology of some settlements in our area using new interactive maps and supporting pages.

Historic Landscapes
Reports about ongoing work on Historic Landscapes in the Clwyd-Powys area.

Project reports
A detailed look at a selection of completed projects carried out by the Clwyd-Powys Archaeological Trust, including work on Prehistoric burial and ritual sites, Historic Churches, Coastal Survey and Metal Mines.

Project summaries
Short summaries of current and past project work.

Heritage Management
Find out about the Historic Environment Record, Planning and Development Control, the Tir Gofal agri-environment scheme, the Portable Antiquities Recording Scheme and Treasure Act and a link to the Research Framework for the Archaeology of Wales website.

Education
Details of the educational service we offer to schools, plus classroom resources, ideas for field trips.

Offa's Dyke
Find out about this remarkable 1200 year old linear earthwork

Links
Some useful links to related websites.

Once you have visited our site we would be grateful if you would complete and send the questionnaire we have provided. We are interested to hear your comments on the website and want you to tell us what we can do to improve it.

CPAT receives funding from Cadw and the Royal Commission on the Ancient & Historical Monuments of Wales.
Translation of some of the material in the educational section of this website was carried out with the aid of a grant from the Welsh Language Board.

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This web site has been compiled and designed by the Heritage Management Service of CPAT
webmaster@cpat.org.uk.

The Clwyd-Powys Archaeological Trust, 7a Church Street, Welshpool, Powys, SY21 7DL. tel: 01938 553670