Ceredigion – Journal of the Cardiganshire Antiquarian Society, 1982 Vol IX No 3

Pages from Ceredigion – Journal of the Cardiganshire Antiquarian Society, 1982 Vol IX No 3, can be viewed below.

You can also view previous editions of the Society’s Journal going back to 1950, with fascinating facts about the archaeology, antiquities and history of the County of Ceredigion.

Contents of Volume IX, Number 3

• The Aberdare Report and Cardiganshire – By W. Gareth Evans – 193
• The Library of Edward Richard, Ystradmeurig – By William H. Howells – 227
• Rhyd-Hir Uchaf: The History of a Ceredigion Farm – By K. J. Cooper – 245
• A Statistical Comparison of Surnames – By Alwyn Benjamin – 257
• Merched y Gerddi yn Llundain ac yng Nghymru – By William Linnard – 260
• Megalithic and Bronze Age sites – By C. S. Briggs – 264
• A Bronze Age Cemetery at Llanilar, Cardiganshire – By D. G. Benson, C. S. Briggs, J. L. Davies and G. H. Williams – 281
• Adolygiadau/Reviews – 293
• Adroddiad Blynyddol/Annual Report – 297
• Cyfrifon/Statement of Accounts – 300

ILLUSTRATIONS

• Conjectural diagram of Rhydhir Uchaf before the eighteenth century rebuilding – 247
• Ground plan of Rhydhir Uchaf – 248
• East elevation (c.1800) of Rhydhir Uchaf – 250
• Entries in the disbursements section of 1798 Rent Book referring to the rebuilding of Rhydhir Uchaf – 253
• Gogerddan Survey 1805 – 254
• Aberystwyth population 1871 – 257
• Penarth 1881 population – 257
• Strawberry Girls: merched yn casglu mefus yn y gerddi, 1886 – 259
• Pottling: h.y. gosod y mefus mewn basgedi bychain, ar y ffordd rhwng Richmond a Phont Hammersmith, 1846 – 260
• Map Cae’r Arglwyddes – 264
• Llanilar: Site location – 282
• Llanilar cremation cemetery – 283
• Sections of burials – 285
• The enlarged food vessel from Gwarfelin, Llanilar – 288

Reviews

• Wales: the cultural heritage, by D. Ben Rees 1981 – ISBN 0 905777 16 6.
• From the grass roots, by Idris Jones 1982 – ISBN 0 905928 18 0.
• Portrait of a pioneer, by L. Evans 1982.
• Maritime heritage, by J.G. Jenkins 1982 – ISBN 0 85088 985 5.
• Welsh woods and forests, by W. Linnard 1982 – ISBN 0 7200 0245
• The Towns of Medieval Wales, by Ian Soulsby 1983.

The Journals were published from 1950 up to present day. The complete contents have been digitised by NLW as part of the JISC-funded ‘Welsh Periodicals Online’ project which were available from 2009. In the meantime we present the table of contents of each volume below. The format and level of detail in the ‘Contents’ varied from volume to volume. We present the lists as originally printed.