
In the Second World War military training needs saw Castlemartin in Pembrokeshire used heavily by the Army. Almost 90 years later and a team of archaeologists and veterans looked at a promontory fort deemed to be ‘At Risk’ to uncover as much evidence as possible before the sea claims the site. As the Second World War progressed, workmen dredging peat during the construction of RAF Valley airfield on Anglesey disturbed one of the richest votive deposits in Iron Age Europe. The breathtaking remains of chariots, weapons, tools and ornaments had been cast into the deep lake waters over 2000 years ago, as offerings to the gods. While nearly 200 objects were collected by airfield staff in the 1940s, much lay undiscovered.
