Burry Holms
(Photo © RCAHMW Crown Copyright)

 

THE LOST LANDS OF OUR ANCESTORS
THE WEST COAST PALAEOLANDSCAPES SURVEY

In 2010-11, Dyfed Archaeological Trust in partnership with The University of Birmingham and the Royal Commission of Ancient and Historical Monuments for Wales studied the submerged landscapes of the Bristol Channel and Liverpool Bay – the West Coast Palaeolandscapes Project. For further information on this project see a popular booklet produced by Dyfed Archaeological Trust, The Lost Lands of Our Ancestors, and The University of Birmingham’s technical report on the project – West Coast Palaeolandscapes Survey. Dyfed Archaeological Trust has taken the information collected by Birmingham and made it available in a simplified format for the benefit of planners and all others concerned with managing the marine environment, and also for the general public. Four thematic maps covering both areas – Bristol Channel and Liverpool Bay – are presented here. The first exhibits in a simplified manner the individual landscape features identified during Birmingham’s data analysis; the second depicts landscape character areas based on this analysis, the third illustrates the potential for survival of deposits containing archaeological and environmental information, and the fourth shows the study areas divided into management areas, with each assigned broad management guidance.

This project was funded by the Aggregates Levy Sustainability Fund administered by English Heritage and the Welsh Assembly Government, and by funding provided by Cadw.

 

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