Welcome to the Caer Alyn Blog page. We hope to add new thoughts and discussions from time to time. For the time being we are setting this new site up so please excuse any mistakes!
Research takes place in the form of:
- Archaeological Excavation
- Recording
- Historical Research
- Geophysical Survey
- Academic Collaborations
Spring 2026
It has been a very slow start this year at Caer Alyn due to the weather and our few volunteers having other commitments on a Saturday. Last Saturday we finally got back to Trench 14A to exam the effects of winter and inquisitive horses! Thankfully, the tarpaulin has protected the trench on the whole and…
August 2025 update.
This last June our Caer Alyn group had a big shock when we found out that Alan Brown, our archaeological director, had his lower left leg amputated. Alan has been poorly since, at least, last Christmas. However, he is recovering well now and is hoping that he can visit Caer Alyn in a couple of…
Summer Dig 2024
The Caer Alyn summer dig for 2024 is now over. Although we had rather more rain than we had bargained for, on the whole the weather has been kind to us and we had a really enjoyable and productive three weeks out in the field. At the start of 2024, we started clearing back over…
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