Archaeol Wales 44

Excavations were carried out at several locations at Newton, Llanstadwell, in advance of construction, and revealed evidence of occupation from three distinct periods: Later Bronze Age, medieval and post-medieval. The post-ring of a Bronze Age round house was revealed during topsoil stripping and was dated to the fourteenth to tenth centuries cal BC by radiocarbon dates from charred material from two postholes and by associated pottery. Similar pottery was found a short distance away without associated structures. One of two corn-drying kilns found beneath a later dovecote produced a date in the eighth to tenth centuries AD. Pottery from several locations indicated occupation in the twelfth to thirteenth centuries, the period of the Anglo-Norman conquest of the region, but no contemporary structures could be identified. The foundations of a sixteenth-century house and adjacent dovecote were also recorded and these structures belong to the earlier part of a period of continuous occupation. The main house, Newton Farm, was later rebuilt on a new site but the estate, documented in records from the fourteenth century, remained essentially intact until the twentieth century. Includes contributions on

Report on excavations carried out in 1992--3 at the the site of two adjacent enclosures identified in aerial photographs on land at Castellior Farm, Llansadwrn. Radiocarbon dating together with Romano-British pottery indicated that the southern, sub-circular, double-ditched enclosure was probably of Romano-British date; a number of possible post-holes were identified within the enclosure. The northern, rectangular, single-ditched enclosure does not appear to be contemporaneous with the southern one, and may be of a more recent date. Includes separately authored contributions on

Small-scale excavations in 1978 and 2003 in a plot of land immediately to the north of Haverfordwest Castle revealed what appeared to be a substantial counterscarp bank to the defensive ditch of the castle. The bank probably dates to the late-thirteenth century and sealed a trackway, pits, post-holes and gullies of slightly earlier date. Other similarly dated features were located beneath deep topsoil away from the bank. Construction of the six houses now on the site was designed to ensure that these archaeological deposits were preserved.

Discoveries by metal detectorists of a metalwork assemblage containing cauldron fragments and Armorican axes have led to recent archaeological excavations at Llanmaes in the Vale of Glamorgan. A prehistoric settlement, comprising a roundhouse and two large pits, was revealed next to an extensive midden deposit. These archaeological features and their associated material culture assemblages have shed light on the Bronze Age to Iron Age transition in western Britain. A sizeable Romano-British artefact assemblage was also retrieved from the site.

Report on a geophysical survey carried out in 2004 of part of Llandovery Roman fort and the surrounding area to the north-west of the fort. The outline of the fort was detected, along with some of the internal buildings including a possible granary and barracks. Several phases of buildings and defences were present. There were also indications of a substantial annexe to the north-east of the fort, parts of which may be of a later date, and of a possible early invasion fort. Industrial activity, possibly a works depot, was indicated by strong levels of magnetic enhancement, and there were suggestions of a phase of roadside vicus development.

Excavations near Wye Bridge in Monmouth uncovered indications of a post-medieval `cinder mine', originally dug for the retrieval of iron-rich slag from Roman or medieval industrial activities, which became a profitable source of residual iron during the seventeenth and eighteenth century with the introduction of blast furnaces. The pit was later filled with material that included sherds of late-seventeenth and early-eighteenth pottery.

Note on the partial excavation of what appears to be a medieval pottery kiln and deposits of charcoal and kiln waste in the garden of Heulwen Deg, Blaenwern, Newcastle Emlyn, Dyfed. The fabric and products indicated by the assemblage are described.

The report provides a brief account of work carried out during two fieldwork seasons in 2004. The first focused on making detailed geophysical surveys of the hilltop at Banc Du where preliminary work had identified a possible ditched enclosure; work later in the year was directed towards walk-over surveys in the east Preseli region with particular reference to Carn Menyn and the adjacent moorland. Attention was also given to a group of monuments clustered around the springhead at Ffynnon Beswch on the east side of the Carn Siân promontory. Also reported are the preliminary results of ongoing investigations into the post-medieval and modern use of spotted dolerite and related stones quarried on Carn Menyn.

Numerous short, separately authored notes of archaeological work carried out in Wales during 2004. The gazetteer is divided into separate sections for surveys (111--124); portable antiquities (125--130); general assessments (131--135); prehistory (136--153); Roman (154--163); early Christian and medieval (164--180); post-medieval (181--187); industrial and recent (188--198); undated and miscellaneous (199); and environmental archaeology (200--205). With the exception of the first two and the last sections, entries are arranged alphabetically by county and within counties by town or parish. The section on surveys includes a sub-section on RCAHMW aerial reconnaissance and four regional sub-sections; the section on portable antiquities includes sub-sections of finds recorded in various specific regions, and entries for artefacts and for coins are listed separately in chronological groups. Entries include

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