Publication 13 December 2024, Logaston Press
From Neolithic chambered tombs to twentieth-century reservoirs, the World Heritage landscapes of Blaenavon and the North Wales slate industry – ranging in scale from Iron Age hillforts to shepherds’ huts – this richly illustrated new guide to the manmade remains found in the Welsh uplands is the perfect book for enthusiasts of history, archaeology and landscape.
The mountains of Wales are rich in natural resources which have been exploited over millennia, often by people who also lived and farmed there. This human activity has left a wealth of evidence in the landscape, revealing fascinating insights into what life was like in the Welsh uplands.
Featuring more than 200 sites – from Neolithic chambered tombs, Iron Age hillforts and shepherds’ huts to twentieth-century reservoirs, the World Heritage landscapes of Blaenavon and the North Wales slate industry – this book offers both a rich visual history and a practical guide to archaeological features hidden in the Welsh mountains. Each section provides physical descriptions of the kinds of archaeological evidence to be found, tips on how to identify sites accurately and an explanation of why these features are found where they are.
Sample spreads…click to view
This is a book for anyone interested in the history and archaeology of the upland landscapes of Wales – in the form of bumps, dips, scatters of stones and standing ruins – of cairns and hillforts, old quarries, mines, sheepfolds and the long-lost houses of shepherds, peat cutters, miners and poor farmers. It offers an enriching history for curious hikers, and the opportunity to enhance our appreciation and enjoyment of upland Wales.
Richard Hayman is an independent historian and archaeologist who writes about the cultural history of buildings and places in Britain. Between 2000 and 2014 he contributed to the Uplands Archaeology Initiative, organised by RCAHM Wales, during which time he explored and recorded unknown archaeological sites in every upland region of Wales.
Format: 288 pages, 228 x 152 mm, 208 colour photographs
ISBN: 978-1-910839-80-5
Paperback with flaps: £16.99
Publication: 13 December 2024
UK orders available from: logastonpress.co.uk
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