Blog Posts

An aerial photo showing a green field, promontory fort and dark blue sea
Hannah Genders Boyd

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

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Hannah Genders Boyd

End of Project Conference: Ambition, Delivery and Legacy

Join us as we complete the CHERISH project with a final conference to disseminate and contextualise our research within the sector. On Tuesday 21st March 2023 CHERISH will hold its final conference at the Printworks, Dublin Castle. We will present the final findings,

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Excavations at Caerfai
Hannah Genders Boyd

Caerfai volunteer blog: Eirlys Happs

Caerfai excavation 2022 Hello, my name is Eirlys Happs, I’m 19 years old. I’m from Carmarthen in south Wales. Archaeology is a passion of mine.   After finishing college and deciding not to attend university yet, I fell into a

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