Gwynedd Archaeological Trust

Gwynedd Archaeological Trust

The trust was formed in 1974 to improve the understanding, conservation and promotion of the historic environment within north-west Wales. It covers the whole of the pre-1996 county of Gwynedd, including Anglesey and the western part of what is now Conwy county borough.

Its educational work includes lectures, meetings, field excursions and interpretation of archaeological sites in the landscape. It maintains the regional Historic Environment Record and makes this available to anyone. It also offers advice on management and conservation and on the archaeological implications of development proposals.

More information is available on the trust's website.


HiPoints collection:
Barclodiad y Gawres, Anglesey - burial mound with decorations similar to those found at sites in Ireland, Spain and Brittany
Parc Bryn Cegin, Bangor - remains found of large Neolithic building, burnt mounds, Iron Age roundhouses & Roman seal box
Medieval motte, Abergwyngregyn - the Normans were soon ousted, and Welsh leaders established a court
Segontium, Caernarfon - extensive remains of a Roman auxiliary fort, founded in 77AD to house 1,000 soldiers
Tre'r Ceiri, Llŷn Peninsula - one of the best-preserved Iron Age hillforts in the UK
Garn Boduan - one of Britain's largest hillforts contained more than 150 roundhouses, with others below
Ffynnon Fair, Llŷn Peninsula - now-vanished chapel, used by pilgrims, may have had a tower as a landmark for mariners
Pen-y-Bryn quarry cottages - ruins of family homes made by converting old farm outbuildings in the 1860s
Caer Seion fort, Conwy - remains of c.50 huts have been found. Organic matter provides clues about local Iron Age diet