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GT Clark Prize 2022
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…
WALKS AND TALKS PROGRAMME, PART II, SUMMER / AUTUMN
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 …
WALKS AND TALKS PROGRAMME 2022 – SUMMER UPDATE
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…
Cambrian Archaeological Association Programme 2022
The Association’s programme for 2022 has two major events, our Summer and Autumn meetings, as well as a series of Walks and Talks throughout Wales, and lectures at the National…
Cambrian Archaeological Association: Walks and Talks, 2021
This year, the Cambrians decided to try out a new programme for our members. Given all the uncertainties of meeting indoors as the pandemic continued to affect all our activities,…
Eurwyn Wiliam: The study of vernacular architecture in Wales (Presidential Address 2021)
Dr Wiliam worked as Assistant Keeper, Director and Deputy-Director at Amgueddfa Cymru-National Museum of Wales, and is an authority on the vernacular buildings of Wales. He has published extensively…
Illustrating the Past in Wales: A Celebration of 175 Years of Archaeologia Cambrensis 1846-2021
An attractive and informative new booklet celebrates 175 years of the Cambrian Archaeological Association, charting the development of archaeological illustration and recording through the ages. The new booklet Illustrating the…
The Cambrian Archaeological Association is 175 years old!
Chairman of Trustees, Sian Rees, introduces this year of celebration with an invitation to read the views of members and friends about our Association and its work. 2021 succeeds…
Past News
Cambrians AGM via Zoom on Thursday 14th October 2021 at 7.30pm
Letter from Heather James, General Secretary Dear Fellow Cambrians, Here is the notice of the forthcoming 2021 AGM which will be held via Zoom on Thursday 14th October at…
ARCHAEOLOGICAL WALKS, SUMMER 2021
With uncertainty still prevailing about social gatherings through the summer, we propose a series of Covid-proof walks and talks to be offered by Trustees in July, August and September. These…
Message from Frances Lynch Llewellyn
Frances Lynch Llewellyn has sent a message about our Annual Newsletter. She says: You will have noticed that the Cambrians’ Newsletter has not yet dropped on your doorstep, but it…
Happy New Year from the Cambrian Archaeological Association!
Happy New Year from the Cambrian Archaeological Association! We are delighted to announce that 2021 marks our very special 175th anniversary. We also have a new logo for the year….
Clwyd Churches – Three Tours
This has been put together by our programme Secretary Frances Lynch Llewellyn from her Programme Booklet for the 2016 Summer Meeting in the Vale of Clwyd to highlight an excellent…
Michael Jones Presidential Address 2020: Bretons in Lincolnshire
Michael Jones is Emeritus Professor of Medieval French History at the University of Nottingham. He was born in Wrexham, and studied history at Oxford University, thereafter teaching at the universities…
Cancellation of Cowbridge Day, 10 October, 2020
It will come as no surprise to Cambrians that we have had to cancel our proposed day meeting in Cowbridge on Saturday 10 October, 2020. Very sadly, the Vale of…
Notice of AGM – by Zoom on Thursday 15 October, 2020
Cambrian Archaeological Association Annual General Meeting: 7.30pm, 15 October, 2020 The Cambrian Archaeological Association Annual General Meeting will be held via Zoom on Thursday 15 October at 7.30pm. Invitations…
Applications invited for the position of Hon. Editor of Archaeologia Cambrensis
EDITOR OF ARCHAEOLOGIA CAMBRENSIS – We are looking for someone to take over the editorship of Archaeologia Cambrensis from 2022 onwards.
New Trustees for the Cambrian Archaeological Association
A message from Heather James, our General Secretary, who can be contacted at h.james443@gmail.com Calling all Cambrians! The CAA is in need of two new Trustees who can help CAA…
CAA Website Quiz
With so many members at home, we have put together a Cambrians ‘Lockdown Quiz’ which will go up on the website and will run daily with one question a day…
Message from the Chairman Sian Rees – Coronavirus Pandemic and CAA Events
The pandemic has inevitably had regrettable impacts of the events planned for the Association. After much discussion, and our determination to protect the health of our members, the Trustees have…
Newsletter 2020
The newsletter for 2020 has now been posted online and can be viewed here.
AUTUMN MEETING IN COWBRIDGE, VALE OF GLAMORGAN Friday October 9th – Sunday 11th 2020
The Bear Hotel, 63 High Street, Cowbridge, Vale of Glamorgan, CF71 7AF 01446 774814 This meeting is being organised by Sian Rees and Jill Jacobs and will be based on…
Wales and the Sea Book Launch
The new book “Wales and the Sea” was launched at the Waterfront Museum, Swansea on 24th October 2019. The volume which is published in Welsh and English is edited by…
Membership Applications made online in July
We have been having an occasional problem with the reception of emails and in July we received some money in our bank with no corresponding membership application forms. If you…
Report of Summer Meeting at Haverfordwest
The report of the Summer 2019 meeting at Haverfordwest is now available to view on the Past Events page.
The President and Chairman at Buckingham Palace Reception
The President, Dr Mark Redknap and Chairman, Dr Sian Rees outside Buckingham Palace , where they represented the Association at a reception on March 5th to mark the 30th anniversary…
Newsletter for 2019
NEWSLETTER FOR 2019 Our President-elect for 2019 is Prof Nancy Edwards FBA who, like Mark Redknap, is an expert on the Early Mediaeval archaeology and history of Wales and Ireland….
Annual General Meeting 2019
The AGM will take place at the Wolfscastle Hotel on Thursday 4th July at 17.00 pm. Click here to download the Trustees’ Annual Report and Accounts for 2018. Any member…
TRUSTEES’ ANNUAL REPORT AND ACCOUNTS 2017
The AGM will take place at the Hotel Commodore in Llandrindod Wells on Thursday 5th July at 8 pm. Click here to download the Trustees’ Annual Report and Accounts for…
Eisteddfod Lecture Cardiff Bay 2018
The Eisteddfod in August will be in Cardiff Bay and events will be held within the existing buildings, so we are not yet sure where our afternoon lecture on Wednesday…
Meeting at Lectoure – Now fully Booked
The summer Meeting, to be held in Lectoure in Gascony is now fully booked.
