The Summer Meeting this year will be in Durham, the episcopal capital of the north-east of England. This is a long way from Wales but there are good train services to the city. The journey takes 5 hours from Bangor; 4 hours from Chester or Shrewsbury and 6 hours from Cardiff. You might like to Read more about Summer Meeting in Durham 13th – 20th July, 2026[…]
CAA annual Welsh-language Eisteddfod lecture 2pm Wednesday 5 August 2026 (by Gerallt Nash). Join us for our annual Welsh-language lecture on the Maes at Llantood where we will learn about the wind- and water-powered mills of south-west Wales and how they produced cloth and flour over many centuries, with a couple of each still surviving.
Matthew Reeve: ‘Henry de Gower’s Choir Screen at St Davids Cathedral’. March 30th (6 pm). Online This lecture presents a monographic appraisal of the choir screen or pulpitum of St Davids cathedral. Although glowingly praised by ecclesiologists and antiquaries, the St Davids screen has been very little studied and it has featured in neither recent studies Read more about Talk – Matthew Reeve: ‘Henry de Gower’s Choir Screen at St Davids Cathedral’. March 30th (6 pm). Online.[…]
The Druids’ Sacrifice: Discovering Iron Age Wales on Military Land By Richard Osgood (Senior Archaeologist, Defence Infrastructure Organisation) Online via Zoom: Thursday 4th December at 7.00 pm This is a members-only event. Joining details will be emailed to members closer to the time. In the Second World War military training needs saw Castlemartin in Read more about Cambrians’ Christmas Lecture 2025[…]
The 172nd Annual General Meeting of The Cambrian Archaeological Association/Cymdeithas Hynafiaethau Cymru will be held via Zoom at 7.30 pm, Thursday 13 November 2025. Joining details will be emailed to members nearer the time. The Minutes of the 2024 AGM, the Agenda for 2025 and the 2024 Trustees Annual Report and Accounts can be Read more about Annual General Meeting – 7.30 pm, Thursday 13th November 2025[…]
Come and join us on our Walks and Talks Programme for 2025, free of charge, guided by experts who will lead you around a selection of walks in different areas of Wales, covering many different periods and types of historic and archaeological sites. Saturday 6th September 2025: Llanmelin Hillfort and Gray Hill Stone Circle, Read more about Walks and Talks Part Two 2025 : September to November[…]
Come and join us on our Walks and Talks Programme for 2025, free of charge, guided by experts who will lead you around a selection of walks in different areas of Wales, covering many different periods and types of historic and archaeological sites. A second tranche of walks will be published on the CAA website Read more about Walks and Talks Part One 2025 : May to August[…]
CAA Eisteddfod Lecture 16.30 Wednesday 6th August, 2025 (by Ann Parry Owen). Join us for our annual Welsh-language lecture on the Maes at Wrexham on the fascinating word-lists created in 1632͏-3 by the manuscript copier John Jones of Gellilyfdy, Flintshire, whilst he was incarcerated as a debtor in the Fleet Prison, London.
The Historic Gardens of North Wales This week of tours around NW Wales will be based at the University Halls in Bangor (accessible by train) which will supply full board and picnics. Non-residents are welcome. Please check your newsletter. If you have lost it, check on the web: www.cambrians.org.uk You can send money electronically or Read more about Summer Meeting: Sunday 29th June – Friday 4th July, 2025[…]
The Historic Pottery Industries of South Wales This year our theme is the historic pottery and porcelain industries of south Wales and will include visits to museums and working potteries. Join us and see some wonderful collections! Like the summer meeting, this year’s autumn meeting will have a theme, in this case the ceramics Read more about Autumn Meeting: Friday 19th – Sunday 21st September, 2025[…]