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Celtic Manor Ryder Cup course extension, Little Bulmore Farm barn, Newport: building survey
Planning consent has been granted to Celtic Manor Resorts for an extension to an existing golf course to accommodate the Ryder Cup tournament in 2010. A new clubhouse will be constructed based around a 17th-century farmhouse, Little Bulmore Farm, which is a grade II listed building. A complex of associated historic buildings is also located around the farm most of which will be demolished during construction works. One such building to be demolished was a barn possibly contemporaneous with the house. A scheme was prepared to record the barn to RCHME Level 3 standard before demolition. The Glamorgan-Gwent Archaeological Trust Contracts Division (GGAT Contracts) was commissioned to undertake the building survey.
Category:HistoryReads:488Uploaded:09 / 30 / 2010ShareAdd to collectionLand at Priory Wood, Monmouthshire
Desk-based assesment of land at Priory Wood, prior to construction of a golf course by the Celtic Manor Resort. The survey revealed several features of known archaeological interest. The most significant of these being Priory Wood Camp, a moated enclosure, which is probably a Roman military marching camp.
Category:HistoryReads:598Uploaded:09 / 30 / 2010ShareAdd to collectionCeltic Manor Golf Course No. 3
An excavation of a stretch of Roman Road near Cat's Ash, Caerleon, Monmouthshire in advance of development. The excavation showed a road of probable Roman date ran roughly parallel to and 10m to the north of Catash Road.
Category:HistoryReads:364Uploaded:09 / 28 / 2010ShareAdd to collectionCeltic Manor Coach Park
The results of the archaeological field evaluation demonstrated that significant archaeological remains, including stone deposits and part of the Roman road linking Caerleon and Usk, were located on the site. The Glamorgan-Gwent Archaeological Trust was commissioned by the Celtic Manor Resort to undertake an archaeological field evaluation to the northeast of Bulmore, close to an area with extensive Roman remains including cemeteries and a major road, in order to inform determination of planning consent for construction of a coach park.
Category:HistoryReads:734Uploaded:09 / 28 / 2010ShareAdd to collectionAfon Llwyd River,Caerleon, Newport: Archaeological assessment
The Celtic Manor Resort has commissioned the Glamorgan-Gwent Archaeological Trust Contracts Division to undertake an archaeological desk-based assessment of the potential archaeological resource in the parcels of land within their ownership that border the River Afon Llwyd. Twenty-two sites of archaeological interests, including two Scheduled Ancient Monuments (SAM), were identified in the assessment area. One SAM (Mm 244) is located within the landholding.
Category:HistoryReads:1,121Uploaded:09 / 20 / 2010ShareAdd to collectionCeltic Manor Ryder Cup course extension
Planning consent has been granted to the Celtic Manor Resort for an extension to the existing Wentwood Hills golf course. The Glamorgan-Gwent Archaeological Trust were appointed by the Celtic Manor Resort to oversee and undertake archaeological works in connection with the development of the new course which will be the one on which the Ryder Cup golf tournament will be played in 2010. One of the new greens, Hole 17, impinged on the Scheduled Ancient Monument known as Roman Site Great Bulmore MM 176. Twenty-four evaluation trenches were examined in the monument. The result of the evaluation was that remains of Roman date were discovered on the flatter ground at the base of the hill at various points in the SAM area. At the request of Cadw a potential burial was removed and five small additional trenches excavated in order to define the southern limits of the single certain building complex found by the evaluation. All remains were recorded before the trenches were backfilled; those containing remains by hand the others mechanically. As the evaluation provided definition of the limits the SAM boundary can be realigned. This report provides a summary of the findings as required by Condition 9 of the Scheduled Monument Consent. A full report will be published following completion of post excavation work for the whole development.
Category:HistoryReads:519Uploaded:09 / 20 / 2010ShareAdd to collectionEarly Medieval Ecclesistical Sites Year 1
The pan-Wales Early Medieval Ecclesiastical Sites Project was concerned with trying to identify ecclesiastical sites which predate the Norman Conquest. GGAT's part of the project was spread across two years, 2002-03 and 2003-04. Year 1 of the project was a desktop survey of material from a variety of sources which was assembled to produce lists of sites graded Grade A (certain), Grade B (probable), Grade C (possible) and Grade D (insufficient information to determine grade). The Year 2 work concentrated on carefully targeted field visits.
Category:HistoryReads:1,265Uploaded:09 / 20 / 2010ShareAdd to collectionAbernant kiln, Celtic Manor Resort, Newport
When a scatter of Roman pottery was found following topsoil stripping in the intended area of the green for the first hole at the Celtic Manor resort, the area was fenced off, the upper surfaces cleaned, examined and recorded and key parties notified. Once it had been confirmed that the remains were part of a pottery manufacturing site including a square-shaped kiln, adjacent working areas, and an access track, with evidence for the production of ‘Caerleon Ware’, it was clear that the site was of national importance.
Category:HistoryReads:693Uploaded:09 / 20 / 2010ShareAdd to collectionThe New Championship Course, Celtic Manor, Newport: Field Evaluation
This document reports on the results of the archaeological field evaluation undertaken on the site of the proposed New Championship Course at the Celtic Manor, focused on three areas that will be affected which had not been the subject of previous archaeological evaluation: Usk Road, Abernant Farm and the area of the course above Great Bulmore. The results indicate that the archaeological remains comprise part of a Roman cremation cemetery at Usk Road and possible prehistoric and Roman activity at Abernant Farm. Post-medieval features were identified in all three areas. None of the remains are considered of sufficient importance to require preservation in-situ.
Category:HistoryReads:376Uploaded:09 / 20 / 2010ShareAdd to collectionThe New Championship Course, Celtic Manor, Newport: Supplement to the environmental statement
This document comprises an interim statement on the results of the archaeological field evaluation undertaken on the site of the proposed New Championship Course at the Celtic Manor.
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