A selection of talks from our very successful April 2023 Darganfod conference are now available to view on our YouTube channel, and can be accessed from our Talks page. Abstracts of the talks can be found on the conference page.
CONFERENCE Cambrian Archaeological Association in collaboration with Cardiff University DARGANFOD – DISCOVERY 2023: a celebration of new archaeological research in Wales Saturday 1st April 2023, 9.30 – 4.30 To be held online (Zoom) Click here to download the programme and abstracts as a PDF Join us for a day dedicated to fascinating Read more about Darganfod – Discovery Conference, Saturday 1st April 2023[…]
New arrangements for our Autumn Meeting at Brecon in September 2023 are now in place. The revised programme can be viewed in the amended version of the newsletter here. A new booking form is also available here.
Autumn Weekend Brecon, Friday 22nd – Sunday 24th September We have just found out that our proposed main venue, the Castle Hotel, Brecon, is no longer suitable as our base for the weekend. We have therefore cancelled our booking and will be refunded our deposit on 20 rooms. The hotel is due to close soon Read more about Changes to Autumn Meeting in Brecon – September 2023[…]
The 169th Annual General Meeting of the Cambrian Archaeological Association will be held via Zoom at 7.30 pm, Thursday 13 October 2022. Joining details will be circulated by email to members nearer the time. The Minutes of the 2021 AGM, the Agenda for 2022 and the 2022 Trustees Annual Report and Accounts can be Read more about Annual General Meeting 2022, 13 October 7:30 pm[…]
Every five years, the Association awards a series of prizes, named after the distinguished Welsh antiquary G.T. Clark, for contributions to the study of the history and antiquities of Wales and the Marches published during the previous quinquennium. This year the Association considered a number of shortlisted publications and selected four books that were judged Read more about GT Clark Prize 2022[…]
12 – 14 September (Note, this is a Monday – Wednesday meeting) The Bear Hotel, 63 High Street, Cowbridge, Vale of Glamorgan, CF71 7AF 01446 774814 The theme of this meeting is a study of the early medieval monasteries and the historic houses of the Vale of Glamorgan. We are based at Cowbridge, founded in Read more about AUTUMN MEETING COWBRIDGE, VALE OF GLAMORGAN 12th-14th SEPTEMBER 2022[…]
Our Walks and Talks Programme continues in the second half of the year, after our earlier outings to stone circles and a Roman camp in Carmarthenshire, medieval hamlets in north Pembrokeshire, stone circles in Gwynedd and a hillfort and industrial landscape in Flintshire …
The former National Librarian and author of Wales In 100 Objects Andrew Green reflects on his experience and aspirations as Chairman of the Strata Florida Trust in the Cambrian Archaeological Association’s Annual National Eisteddfod lecture in Pabell y Cymdeithasau 2 on the Tregaron field at 4.30pm on Wednesday 3 August.
Saturday 6th August pm Moorland Walk in the Western Brecon Beacons: Arosfa Garreg Roman marching camp and ruined ‘longhouses’. Leader Heather James Meet at the car park at ‘Pont ar Wysg’ (SN 819269) at the junction of the forestry and open moorland on the minor road from Trecastle (Brecs.) to Twynllanan (Carms). We will then Read more about WALKS AND TALKS PROGRAMME 2022 – SUMMER UPDATE[…]