Please
note:
this site is now frozen. It remains readable but since the
Project is closed, it will not be developed further. Please
see the sponsoring body, the River
Wye Preservation Trust for more information.
The three year project
brought together an enthusiastic group of volunteers who were
advised and trained by experts in archaeology, local history
and landscape analysis. A wide range
of traditional and modern methods were utilised from
simple field walking to the latest geophysics, from local
history research to deciphering Latin manuscripts and from
oral history to aerial photography. Previously unknown sites
were investigated, recently sourced archives and maps were
digitally recorded and comprehensive surveys were undertaken
which led to new discoveries and a better understanding of the
process of change from the remote past to the present day. The
book about the project was published in October 2008:
Landscape
Origins of the Wye Valley Edited by Heather Hurley Published
by The River Wye Preservation Trust in association with
Logaston Press 2008. 264pp 20.4 x 26 cm. Portrait. 330 mainly
colour illustrations
£15
paperback ISBN: 978 1904396 97 0. Available from Ross Books,
Ross Old Books, Ross
Heritage Centre, West End Stores, Applestore Gallery,
Heather Hurley, and the RWPT.
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