Over an autumn weekend at the end of September a group of Cambrians explored a less well known corner of Wales. Staying in the centre of Wrexham in the Wynnstay Arms hotel we studiously avoided Wrexham football ground which is what the town seems to be best known for today. The group assembled on the Read more about Cambrians Wrexham Tour September 27th to 29th, 2024[…]
The Report of the 170th CAA Summer Meeting which was held between the 30th June and 5th July, 2024 in Hay on Wye can be downloaded below in PDF format. Click here to download Report of CAA Summer Meeting 2024 – Hay on Wye
We are pleased to share that 2024 sees a continuation of the Association’s active programme of events and meetings. Our Summer (Hay on Wye) and Autumn (Wrexham) meetings are two annual highlights, and in addition to this we have organised a programme of Walks and Talks in various locations around Wales. We will also be Read more about Programme for 2024[…]
Here is the second tranche of walks and talks organised for 2023. Saturday, 23 September 2023. 2pm (note change of date) Roman and Medieval Caernarfon, N W Wales Leader: Rachel Swallow This walk and talk focuses on Rachel’s multidisciplinary research in Gwynedd and the ground-breaking research she presented at a conference held as Read more about Summer/Autumn Walks and Talks 2023[…]
Brecon is one of Wales’s most interesting and attractive county towns, best known today as the Gateway to the Brecon Beacons National Park and for its festivals, notably the Brecon Jazz Festival and Brecon Baroque. A strategically located Norman foundation, it still retains the key features of a ‘castle borough’, with substantial parts of the Read more about Autumn Meeting, Brecon, 22nd – 24th September, 2023[…]
The 170th Annual General Meeting of the Cambrian Archaeological Association will be held via Zoom at 7.30 pm, Thursday 12 October 2023. Joining details will be circulated by email to members nearer the time. The Minutes of the 2022 AGM, the Agenda for 2023 and the 2023 Trustees Annual Report and Accounts can be seen Read more about Annual General Meeting 2023 12th October 7.30 pm (via Zoom)[…]
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[…]