Dyfed Archaeological Trust

Welsh archaeological charity (1970s-2024)

Dyfed Archaeological Trust

Map of Wales showing the area covered by the Dyfed Archaeological Trust

Successor| Heneb
Formation| mid-1970s
Dissolved| April 1, 2024; 11 months ago (2024-04-01)
Purpose| To advance the education of the public in archaeology

Trust Director

| Ken Murphy
Website| www.dyfedarchaeology.org.uk
Dyfed Archaeological Trust conducting a geophysical survey in Pembroke Castle's outer bailey in 2016.

The Dyfed Archaeological Trust (Welsh: Ymddiriedolaeth Archaeolegol Dyfed) was one of the four Welsh Archaeological Trusts established in the mid-1970s and dissolved in 2024 when it became Heneb, an archaelogical organisation covering all of Wales.

## Overview

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It had the charitable object 'to advance the education of the public in archaeology'.[1] Its core area comprised Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion and Pembrokeshire (the old county of Dyfed) in south-west Wales.

The Trust provides archaeological and related advice to central government, local planning authorities and other public and private organisations. It maintains the regional Historic Environment Record. The Welsh Archaeological Trusts were pioneers in developing Historic Environment Records (HERs) in the 1970s: Wales was the first part of the UK to develop a fully national system of what were then called ‘Sites and Monuments Records’; this fully computerised system was pioneered by the Dyfed Archaeological Trust Chief Executive, Don Benson.[2]

Data included in the Historic Environment Record are publicly available on a dedicated website, Archwilio. The Trust also undertakes a wide range of field- and office-based projects, is a limited company and a registered charity.

## Notable people

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* W. F. Grimes, Chair of the Trust 1975-1988
* Ken Murphy, Director of the Trust since 2007
* Christopher R. Musson, Chair of the Trust 1989-1991 and 2005-2010

## Merger

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In September 2023 the four Welsh Archaeological Trusts agreed to merge. As part of this process the Dyfed Archaeological Trust had changed its name to Heneb: the Trust for Welsh Archaeology.

## See also

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* Clwyd-Powys Archaeological Trust
* Glamorgan-Gwent Archaeological Trust
* Gwynedd Archaeological Trust
* Cadw
* Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales
* Welsh Archaeological Trusts

## References

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1. ^ "Dyfed Archaeological Trust". Retrieved 27 April 2014.
2. ^ Catling, Chris (7 April 2016). "Wales in the Vanguard: Pioneering protection of the past". Current Archaeology.

## External links

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* Dyfed Archaeological Trust Website
* Archwilio website

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Archaeology of Wales

* History of the British Isles
* Prehistoric Britain
* Prehistoric Wales

Sites|

* Archaeological museums
* UK-wide
* Archaeological sites
* Celtic field
* Dolmen
* Prehistoric structures
* Bronze Age sites
* Iron Age sites
* Roman sites
* Industrial sites
* Castles
* Ring of Iron
* Hillforts
* Monmouthshire
* Rounds
* Atlas
* Hill-slope enclosure
* Long barrows
* Protected wrecks
* Scheduled monuments
* Stone circles
* Gorsedd stones
* Tor cairn
* Treasure troves
* Tumps

Artefacts|

* Banc Tynddol sun-disc
* Bryn Gwyn stones
* Cadfan Stone
* Cantiorix Inscription
* Capel Garmon Firedog
* Carew Cross
* Cross of Neith
* Dog Stone, Mynydd Varteg
* Kendrick's Cave Decorated Horse Jaw
* Llanllyfni lunula
* Llyn Cerrig Bach Plaque
* Llywelyn's coronet
* Maen Achwyfan
* Moel Hebog shield
* Mold gold cape
* Nanteos Cup
* Rhos Rydd Shield
* St Brynach Cross
* Welsh artefacts in museums outside Wales

Preservation|

* Cadw
* Cambrian Archaeological Association
* Heneb
* Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales
* World Heritage Sites

| Heritage registers|

* Cadw/ICOMOS Register of Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in Wales
* Coflein
* Register of Landscapes of Historic Interest in Wales
* National Inventory of Historic Pub Interiors
* National Monuments Record of Wales
* Scheduled monuments
* Sites and monuments record

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World Heritage Sites|

* Blaenavon Industrial Landscape
* Castles and Town Walls of King Edward I in Gwynedd
* Beaumaris Castle
* Caernarfon Castle and Town Walls
* Conwy Castle and Town Walls
* Harlech Castle
* Pontcysyllte Aqueduct and Canal
* The Slate Landscape of Northwest Wales

Other|

* Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Areas Act 1979
* Archaeologia Cambrensis
* Council for British Archaeology
* Federation of Archaeological Managers and Employers
* Festival of British Archaeology
* Lincombian-Ranisian-Jerzmanowician
* Mining archaeology in the British Isles
* Monmouth in the Mesolithic period
* Neolithic and Bronze Age rock art in the British Isles
* Portable Antiquities Scheme
* Royal Archaeological Institute

| Welsh Archaeological Trusts (defunct; succeeded by Heneb)|

* Clwyd-Powys
* Dyfed
* Glamorgan-Gwent
* Gwynedd

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International|

* VIAF

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