They are also known collectively as the monmouthshire levels or gwent levels, and the name wentloog is sometimes spelled wentlooge in official publications. Landscape sensitivity high the area has high landscape sensitivity as it is open levels forming part of the gwent levels. All the area lies in the gwent level area of outstanding historic interest and in an sla. Lost lanes wales available for download and read online in other formats. Council for british archaeology books and publications. A detailed history of the gwent levels is described in the book the gwent levels the evolution of a wetland landscape rippon 1996. It has been published in conjunction with the living levels project. The caldicot and wentloog levels are two areas of lowlying estuarine alluvial wetland and intertidal mudflats adjoining the north bank of the severn estuary, either side of the river usk estuary near newport in south east wales. Rose will provide occasional updates on her work at living levels events.
Gwent levels 8400 ha wetland landscape between cardiff and chepstow reclaimed from the estuary began 2000 yrs ago by romans designated landscape of outstanding historic interest also a series of 6 adjoining sites of special scientific interest sssis designated for the biodiversity associated with c. The royal courts of the welsh princes in gwynedd, ad 4001283 david longley. Books and publications the cba has been dedicated to publishing the best in british archaeology for more than 60 years and we continue to make archaeological research widely available. The abstract describing the content of the publication or report. What follows is a basic summary based upon that work. Article pdf available january 2002 with 108 reads how we measure reads. Gwent levels main glamorgangwent archaeological trust. Landscape of gwent and the marches as seen through the charters c hurley. Pdf lost lanes wales download full pdf book download.
Many of our publications have been available to download through the archaeological data service ads but we have decided that we will temporarily make all of. Gwent levels and magor marsh sssis covers the majority of the area, excluding settlement and an area to the east around caldicot moor. Pdf was the ad 1607 coastal flooding event in the severn. The locations of the royal courts of th century gwynedd n. Landmap is an allwales landscape resource where landscape characteristics, qualities and influences on the landscape are recorded and evaluated.