West has many spectacular Programme ruined each with their own history to tell. Previous Day Schools 10.00-10.30: Registration & Coffee and Society Field trips have concentrated on the development of 10.30-11.15: the buildings themselves. In this ‘Castle warfare: the sieges of Nevern Day School we plan to concentrate on and Dryslwyn. what life was like, both in war and in Dr Chris Caple. the much longer periods of peacetime, in the 300 years and more 11.15-12.00: ‘Lancaster and York – and the . Phone …………………… when the medieval castles were th important fortresses, seats of power, Carmarthenshire Castles in the 15 arthen, SA31 2HB 01267 231148 status symbols and often at the centre century. Prof. Ralph Griffiths of designed landscapes encircling them. We will do this through a series 12.00-12.45: 2017 , SATURDAY 18 FEBRUARY of ‘snapshots’ of daily life and great Carew Castle in the Tudor era: a social aces for the Day School events brought to life by a to Carmarthenshire Antiquarian Society theatre. and pudding) at £8. Own lunches can be eaten in the distinguished and expert team of Prof. David Austin , Sat. 18 Feb. 2017 at £12 per person (this includes speakers.

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Chairman undertaking necessary repairs and DAY SCHOOL Heather James conservation so he knows very well how Saturday 18th February 2017 is a Vice-President of the Society and these complex structures were built. He 10 am – 4 pm active in historical and archaeological will explore the masonry castles of west Wales, their often complicated work in west Wales. Cothi Suite Contactable for any queries on household arrangements, occasionally Halliwell Building , Carmarthen Campus [email protected] or (after luxurious living standards and the University of Trinity St Davids 14.01.2017) on 01267 231793. flamboyant range of architectural features and motifs incorporated in their defences Professor David Austin: to demonstrate the wealth and status of Recently retired from The School of their patrons to the outside world. Archaeology and Anthropology at Lampeter University, he is now busier Professor Emeritus Ralph Griffiths, OBE than ever involved in a variety of historic Retiring in 2002 after a long and landscape and heritage projects in west distinguished career at Swansea Wales and beyond. He will speak about a University’s History Department, he spectacular event organised by Sir Rhys continues to research, edit and publish ap Thomas at Carew Castle (where David on the broad field of politics and society was involved in excavations over a in later medieval Britain. Amongst his ‘Life in the Medieval number of years). many books are studies on Owain castles of west Wales in Glyndŵr, the making of the Tudor Dr Chris Caple dynasty and Sir Rhys ap Thomas and his peace and war’ Senior Lecturer at Durham University, family. he is currently excavating Nevern Castle. His excavations at Dryslwyn Castle were Chris Jones Jenkins’s work will be published as a Society for Medieval familiar to all of us who have bought and Archaeology Monograph in 2007. Both used Cadw’s excellent modern Guides to castles were subject to protracted sieges – castles for his reconstruction drawings. his subject for the Day School. They truly bring the castle to life and Chris is now working at the cutting edge Will Davies of digital reconstructions. A recent is an Inspector of Ancient Monuments project for also provides an for Cadw with an especial passion for animated ‘flythrough’ of the castles. He is championing the reconstructed castle viewable on You A warm welcome to all restoration of Castle and has Tube. Croeso Cynnes y Bawb