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Four Crosses Bypass

Walton Court Ring Ditch

Newtown Roman Road

Cursus Monuments

Powis Castle, Great Lawn geophysics

Llanelwedd Cairn excavation, Builth Wells

Beacon Ring hillfort

Hyssington Axe Factory

Womaston Causwayed Enclosure

Longer Project Reports


Welcome to our Project pages. These give an in depth look at some of the projects CPAT has undertaken in recent years. We hope you will find these interesting.

Abergele, St Michael's Church - A small-scale research excavation to provide training for local volunteers and students from Abergele College was undertaken in September 2005 with a second phase in April 2006.

Abbeycwmhir - Reconsolidation work on the 12th-century Cistercian monastery afforded an opportunity for re-recording the standing remains to include newly revealed details.

Archaeology in the Forest - Some of the results of the Welsh Heritage Assets Project, a survey to locate and record archaeological sites now lying in forests.

Beacon Ring hillfort - All the latest news about CPAT's ongoing heritage management project at this iconic Iron Age hillfort in the Severn valley.

Betws Yn Rhos - A report on excavation work on this prehistoric and medieval site.

Buttington Medieval Timbers - An initial report on work at this recently discovered 12th century wooden structure.

Clwyd Coastal Survey - An archaeological survey of finds sites, monuments, buildings, marine and industrial remains along the North Wales Coast, as part of a rapid survey of the historic environment around the entire coast of Wales.

The Clwydian Hillforts - Survey work by CPAT looking at the condition of iron age hillforts in the Clwydian hills as part of Denbighshire County Council's Heather and Hillforts Project.

Cursus Monuments - An archaeological investigation into some of these enigmatic Neolithic ritual mouments.

The Dyffryn Lane Henge Complex - Excavation and survey work by CPAT and the University of Bradford looking at this important prehistoric ritual clandscape in the Severn Valley near Welshpool in Powys.

Four Crosses Bypass, Powys - Follow the ongoing excavations of this complex

Hyssington Axe Factory, Powys - Recent exploratory work on the site of this Bronze Age Axe factory on the Powys /Shropshire border

Historic Churches Survey - A full report on CPAT's part in Cadw's survey of historic parish churches, including individual church descriptions of all pre nineteenth century churches in the Clwyd-Powys area.

Historic Landscapes - An in depth look at CPAT's ongoing work on the Characterisation of Historic Landscapes and the Cadw / CCW / ICOMOS Register of Historic Landscapes in Wales.

Llanelwedd Cairn Excavations - information, and a daily Dig Diaries, about the 2008 & 2007 excavations of Bronze Age burial cairns at Llanelwedd Quarry near Builth Wells.

Llanymynech Heritage Area - survey work at Llanymynech is the start of what promises to be an exciting programme of restoration and interpretation.

The Old Tannery, Machynlleth - Building and geophysical survey at The Old Tannery, Machynlleth.

Two Houses in Machynlleth - Building survey and excavation at Royal House and Parliament House, Machynlleth.

Meusydd Henge Complex - Geophysical survey and excavation at this prehistoric ritual monument complex in the Tanat Valley.

Mines Survey - A rapid survey of all the non-ferrous metal mines and phosphate mines in Clwyd and Powys.

Natnclwyd House Gazebo, Ruthin - Building survey and excavation at the 18th century gazebo in the garden of Nantclwyd House in Ruthin, Denbighshire.

Roundhouse Farm, Nantyglo - Building survey and excavation at a late 18th and early 19th century farm complex in south Wales.

Neuadd Barn, Cloggau, Radnorshire - The results of a short project to record by excavation and survey, the remains of a 16th-century half-timbered hall house before conversion from its present use as a barn back into a house.

Newtown Roman Road - excavation of some 300m of roman road beneath the site of Tesco's new supermarket in Newtown, Powys.

Ports and Harbours - A report about recent survey work on the historic ports and harbours of the north east Wales coast.

Prehistoric Funerary and Ritual Sites - A review of CPAT's recent work on prehistoric burial and ritual sites across the Clwyd-Powys area.

Powis Castle's Great Lawn - Searching for the lost gardens of Powis Castle. A geophysical survey of the Great Lawn.

Rhydymwyn, Valley Site - An Historic Environment Management Plan for a unique Chemical Weapons Factory.

A Research Framework for the Archaeology of Wales - A web version of the Archaeological Resource Audit for the Clwyd Powys area.

Sharwardine Castle - An interim report on CPAT's work on this Shropshire castle.

Spite Inn, Tirabad - Recent work on this post medieval farmstead on the Sennybridge military ranges.

Walton Court Ring Ditch - Excavation work by CPAT at this potential Neolithic 'formative henge' monument in the Walton Basin.

Womaston Causwayed Enclosure - Excavation and survey work by CPAT at this recently discovered Neolithic site in the Walton Basin.

Ystum Colwyn Farm, Montgomeryshire - Building survey of agricultural buildings demonstrates the importance of this farm from the early post-medieval period until the 19th century.