Come along and hear from Will Davies, Cadw. Will has made the study of castles and of Newport Castle in particular his research focus for many years. Meet at the Stow Park Community Centre Talk starts at 2.30, tea/coffee available at the end of the lecture There is disabled parking at the venue, however if… Read More »“Newport Castle: Who, When and Why?” an afternoon talk by Will Davies, Cadw
Join us for a late afternoon walk in Pontypool Park, with an exclusive visit to the shell grotto. Enjoy panoramic views across the county followed by a guided tour of the newly restored water features of the American Garden, courtesy of Mr Jack Hanbury-Tenison. Meet at the Horse and Jockey Public House at 4.30. There… Read More »Pontypool Park American Gardens, Shell Grotto and Supper
The 2025 AGM will be held at 2.00 pm on Saturday 7th June, at Charles Williams Church in Wales Primary School, Caerleon. The speaker will be Dr Mark Lewis, who will be telling us about the work he has been doing with pupils in the school grounds. Members and non members are welcome to attend.… Read More »Annual General Meeting
Date: Sunday, June 15th, 2025: Upland Archaeology of Blaenau Gwent Leader: Frank Olding Start: 10.00am, finish c. 3.00pm A guided walk looking at the archaeology of upland Blaenau Gwent. The walk will take in the industrial archaeology associated with the Trefil Quarries (established 1794), the Duke’s Table, the Brinore tramroad (1814-15), prehistoric burial mounds, medieval hafotai,… Read More »Upland Archaeology of Blaenau Gwent
Please note this event has been postponed. Please come back to this page for details of a new date soon. Study day in conjunction with Gwent Archives. Building a toolkit for local history research.
This event has been cancelled.
Sunday October 19th 2025: Buckholt Bryngaer Hillfort, Monmouthshire Start at 11.00, return to start by 4.00, bring your own lunch. Walk leader: Jan Bailey (Monmouthshire Antiquarian Association) Hill top tour : Katie Churchill (Churchill Archaeology) This walk will visit the Buckholt Bryngaer Hillfort, north of Monmouth. In 2023 The Buckholt Bryngaer CIC sponsored excavation… Read More »MAA and Cambrian Archaeological Association walk – Buckholt Bryngaer Hillfort
The link to join the lecture will be open at 18.50 for a 19.00 start. https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85219858464?pwd=8x0mHbrrrSXqriD9bA13dHhFmMxfjW.1
Speakers: Dr Peter Guest and Prof. Andrew Gardner Abstract: A major excavation in Priory Field, carried out between 2007 and 2010, produced ground breaking new evidence for Caerleon’s rich Roman - and early ‘post-Roman’ - history. The excavation uncovered the front range of a large masonry courtyard store-building, which was the first building of its… Read More »Digging Roman Caerleon: The Priory Field Excavation, 2007 -2010
SJL Lecture 2026 The Brecknock Society's annual lecture will be given by Professor Mary-Anne Constantine of the Centre for Advanced Welsh and Celtic Studies and founder of the Curious Travellers Project. Please click on the title above to you to a poster with booking details. This is a free event.
This event is presented jointly with Gwent Archives and Wales Broadcast Archive and Clip Cymru Sian Lloyd Jones of Wales Broadcast Library and Rhiannon Phillips of Gwent Archives will present a short film and images from their collections focusing on the iron and steel industries in the town (now city), and the role of the… Read More »Newport: Iron & Steel making and its maritime connection
A walk around three churches near Tintern. Leader: Jo McCrum. A joint walk with Cambrian Archaeological Association Start at 11.00, return to start by 4.00, bring your own lunch. If you have ever stood on the Devil's Pulpit to admire Tintern Abbey you may have noticed two further churches further into the Monmouthshire hills. We… Read More »The Three Mary’s Walk
Please note these events may be subject to change or cancellation at short notice.
Quarterly newsletters and reminders will be sent out through the year.
If you have any queries about events or would like to suggest a talk or visit, please contact the secretary by email – secretary@maa.wales