Anglesey’s Countryside and AONB Service is calling on archaeology enthusiasts and regular users of the coastline to attend a coastal heritage day in Aberffraw on Saturday, April 17th.
The coastal heritage day is an opportunity to learn about the effects that coastal erosion has on heritage sites and how we can best record and monitor these sites to build a picture of what is out there.
The day is run as part of the Anglesey Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) volunteer programme, in conjunction with the Gwynedd Archaeological Trust’s ‘Coastline’ project.
‘Coastline’ is a project setup to record, understand and monitor changes in our coastal heritage. The project aims to bring volunteers together to identify and record coastal heritage sites, and the changes that are happening to them, with help from professional archaeologists.
The people who know the coast best are the ones who are there most often, local residents and regular visitors will be able to record heritage features and spot changes in order to monitor their condition. All this new information will help us to build up the big picture – what is our coastal heritage, and how is it changing?
The day will include an introductory talk to the project, followed by a guided walk around the Aberffraw coastline. Volunteers will work alongside professional archaeologists who will act as ‘mentors’, providing training, advice, and assistance.
For further information and to register please contact (01248) 751877.
