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The Cambrian Archaeological Association was founded in 1846 and it is a registered charity (no. 216249). Its charitable objects are ‘to examine, preserve and illustrate the ancient monuments and remains of the history, language, manners, customs, arts and industries of Wales and the Marches and to educate the public in such matters’.
Since its foundation the Association has published an annual journal, Archaeologia Cambrensis (free to members) which has contained articles by the foremost scholars of the day on historical documents, architectural history, family history and archaeological monuments, finds and excavations.
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News
Summer/Autumn Walks and Talks 2023
Here is the second tranche of walks and talks organised for 2023. Saturday, 23 September 2023. 2pm (note change of date) Roman and Medieval Caernarfon, N W Wales Leader: Rachel Swallow This walk and talk focuses on Rachel’s multidisciplinary research in Gwynedd and the ground-breaking research she presented at a conference held as Read more about Summer/Autumn Walks and Talks 2023[…]
CAA Annual Eisteddfod Lecture, 9 August 2023
Our foremost historian of the Middle Ages, Professor Huw Pryce, will deliver the Cambrian Archaeological Association’s annual lecture at the National Eisteddfod in Boduan at 4.30 on Wednesday 9 August in Pabell y Cymdeithasau 2 on the subject of the power of the past in mediaeval Wales… clearly we are not alone today in looking Read more about CAA Annual Eisteddfod Lecture, 9 August 2023[…]
Autumn Meeting, Brecon, 22nd – 24th September, 2023
Brecon is one of Wales’s most interesting and attractive county towns, best known today as the Gateway to the Brecon Beacons National Park and for its festivals, notably the Brecon Jazz Festival and Brecon Baroque. A strategically located Norman foundation, it still retains the key features of a ‘castle borough’, with substantial parts of the Read more about Autumn Meeting, Brecon, 22nd – 24th September, 2023[…]
Annual General Meeting 2023 12th October 7.30 pm (via Zoom)
The 170th Annual General Meeting of the Cambrian Archaeological Association will be held via Zoom at 7.30 pm, Thursday 12 October 2023. Joining details will be circulated by email to members nearer the time. The Minutes of the 2022 AGM, the Agenda for 2023 and the 2023 Trustees Annual Report and Accounts can be seen Read more about Annual General Meeting 2023 12th October 7.30 pm (via Zoom)[…]
Darganfod 2023 talks now available to view
A selection of talks from our very successful April 2023 Darganfod conference are now available to view on our YouTube channel, and can be accessed from our Talks page. Abstracts of the talks can be found on the conference page.
Darganfod – Discovery Conference, Saturday 1st April 2023
CONFERENCE Cambrian Archaeological Association in collaboration with Cardiff University DARGANFOD – DISCOVERY 2023: a celebration of new archaeological research in Wales Saturday 1st April 2023, 9.30 – 4.30 To be held online (Zoom) Click here to download the programme and abstracts as a PDF Join us for a day dedicated to fascinating Read more about Darganfod – Discovery Conference, Saturday 1st April 2023[…]
Brecon Autumn Meeting, Sept 2023 – new arrangements
New arrangements for our Autumn Meeting at Brecon in September 2023 are now in place. The revised programme can be viewed in the amended version of the newsletter here. A new booking form is also available here.
Changes to Autumn Meeting in Brecon – September 2023
Autumn Weekend Brecon, Friday 22nd – Sunday 24th September We have just found out that our proposed main venue, the Castle Hotel, Brecon, is no longer suitable as our base for the weekend. We have therefore cancelled our booking and will be refunded our deposit on 20 rooms. The hotel is due to close soon Read more about Changes to Autumn Meeting in Brecon – September 2023[…]
Annual General Meeting 2022, 13 October 7:30 pm
The 169th Annual General Meeting of the Cambrian Archaeological Association will be held via Zoom at 7.30 pm, Thursday 13 October 2022. Joining details will be circulated by email to members nearer the time. The Minutes of the 2021 AGM, the Agenda for 2022 and the 2022 Trustees Annual Report and Accounts can be Read more about Annual General Meeting 2022, 13 October 7:30 pm[…]
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 and the Marches published during the previous quinquennium. This year the Association considered a number of shortlisted publications and selected four books that were judged Read more about GT Clark Prize 2022[…]