Cardiganshire County History Vol 1 – From the Earliest Times to the Coming of the Normans

Published by the CARDIGANSHIRE ANTIQUARIAN SOCIETY in association with The Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales by the University of Wales Press, 2001.

Publication date: December 2001.
ISBN: 9780708311707 (0708311709)
Format: Hardback, 285x225mm, 464 pages
Language: English

Cardiganshire County History – From the Earliest Times to the Coming of the Normans – VOLUME 1

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Edited by:
J.L. Davies and D.P. Kirkby

A comprehensive and scholary history of prehistoric and early Cardiganshire. This volume is illustrated with maps, line-drawings and photographic plates. It begins with the geography of the county, its flora and fauna, and traces the slow emergence of Man in prehistoric times. It reconstructs, from evidence much of which has only been recently discovered, the extent and nature of the Roman Occupation, and finaly the slow emergence of the kingdom of Ceredigion, the nature of its economic and social organization and political structures. The coming of Christianity, the settlements of the Saints and their priceless heritage, are also explored. The volume ends with the coming of the Normans. This is the first volume to appear in the County History which is being prepared by the Cardiganshire County Historical Society.

The completed history will consist of three scholarly volumes designed to present the history of the ancient county from the beginning to the present day. Volume 2: “Medieval and Early Modern Cardiganshire”, edited by Professor J. Beverley Smith and Volume 3: “Cardiganshire in Modern Times”, edited by Professor Ieuan Gwynedd Jones and Professor Geraint H. Jenkins.

• The Land of Cardiganshire – D.Q. Bowen
• Soils and Land Use – C.C. Rudeforth
• The History of Vegetation in Cardiganshire – P.D. Moore
• The Higher Plants and Vegetation of Cardiganshire – A.O. Charles
• The Vertebrate Animals of Cardiganshire – W.M. Condry
• The Lepidoptera of Cardiganshire – Adrian Fowles.
• The Stone Age – C.H. Houlder
• The Bronze Age – C.S. Briggs
• The Iron Age – J.L. Davies
• The Hillforts and Later Prehistoric Settlements – A.H.A. Hogg
• The Roman Period – J.L. Davies
• The Political Development of Ceredigion, c.400-1081 – D.P. Kirby
• Early Society and Economy – R.A. Dodgshon
• The Coming of Christianity – D.P. Kirby
• The Saints of Cardiganshire – P.O. Riain
• The Archaeology of Early Christianity in Cardiganshire – Heather James
• The Early Christian Monuments – W. Gwyn Thomas