A Research Framework for the Archaeology of Wales

Southwest Wales –Medieval, key sites

22/12/2003

Castles/Defences

Cardigan Castle

Survey and excavation within the castle.

Murphy and O’Mahoney 1985

Carew Castle

Excavation and survey.

Austin 1993, 1995a, 1995b

Dryslwyn Castle

Partial excavation of castle. Environmental evidence: plant macrofossils; animal bone; molluscs; insects.

Capel 1990; Capel and Jessop 1996; Webster 1981, 1982; Webster and Caple 1983

Laugharne Castle

Extensive excavations within the castle. Environmental evidence: plant macrofossils; animal bone.

Avent 1978, 1979,1988, 1992, 1993

Newcastle Emlyn

Survey and excavation.

Parry 1987

Pembroke town walls

Survey of the medieval town walls.

King and Cheshire 1982

Tenby town walls

Survey of the medieval town walls of Tenby.

Thomas 1993

Monastic sites

Haverfordwest Priory

Large-scale excavation of the priory. Not yet fully published. Environmental evidence: animal bone; molluscs.

Rees 1987

St. John’s and St. Teulyddog’s Priory, Carmarthen

Excavations supported by finds reports and bone analysis.

James T, 1985

Greyfriars, Carmarthen

Extensive excavations, supported by finds reports, environmental analyses and scientific dates.

James 1997

Churches/chapels

Capel Teilo, Kidwelly

Account of small-scale excavations.

Jones 1991

Llanychlwydog Church

Excavation in and around a medieval church.

Murphy 1987

Other key churches/chapels texts: Ludlow 2000a - d

Towns

Newport, Pembrokeshire

Excavations in a deserted part of the medieval town, supported by pottery analysis. Environmental evidence: plant macrofossils.

Murphy 1994a

Pembroke

Small-scale excavations within the medieval town.

Lawler 1998

St Clears

Small-scale excavations on line of defences. Radiocarbon dates. Environmental evidence: pollen.

Murphy 1997

Wiston, Pembrokeshire

Excavation and survey in a deserted medieval town, supported by pottery analysis, environmental analysis and a radiocarbon date..

Murphy 1995b

Other town key texts: Soulsby 1983

Architecture/standing buildings

The King’s Court, Talley

Structural analysis of a late medieval monastic hall house.

Roberts and Suggett 1999

Penallt, Kidwelly

Structural analysis of a medieval house.

Davis 1989

St Davids Bishop’s Palace

Survey and structural analysis of the palace.

Turner 2000

Other key architecture/standing building texts: Smith 1988, 1994

Field systems

Marros Mountain, Carmarthenshire

Survey of a relict strip field system.

Murphy 1988

Other field system texts

Davies 1973

Resources

Bryn Cysegrfan, Llanfair Clydogau

Excavation and survey of pillow mounds and associated structures. Supported by radiocarbon dates. Environmental evidence: pollen; soil studies.

Austin 1988

Pottery Studies

Most pottery studies are contained within reports on excavations cited above – Cardigan Castle, Greyfriars Carmarthen, Newport and Wiston. A key text is Papazian and Campbell 1992. See also Brennan and Murphy 1993-4.

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