

Caerfai volunteer blog: Joanne Murphy
Digging at Caerfai My name is Jo, and by day I am a Community Park Ranger, but when I’m not supporting wildlife and conservation, I love supporting archaeology, history, and the preservation of our cultures and heritage. Jo I was lucky enough to join the CHERISH funded dig at Caerfai in 2021. This Iron Age promontory site at Penpleidiau is surrounded by sea on 3 sides and protected on the north with not one but 4 (yes, 4!) rampart and ditch structures. Even though this site may seem protected, climate change and its proximity to the sea is causing it