Welsh Historic Monuments T he article below is comes to us from the Castle Studies Group 1999-2000 newsletter. Follow this link to learn more about Cadw, including how to become a member. I would also encourage those of you who have not already done so to visit the Castle Studies Group web site . CSG members include many of today's leading experts and authors in the fields of castle research and archaeology, and I encourage any British castle enthusiasts to not only visit the site, but to also consider joining our group.
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As one might expect with such a concentration in one area, castles form a significant portion of the medieval monuments in state care and managed by Cadw, and much of Cadw's ancient monuments grant-aid budget is dedicated to castle conservation. This note sums up Cadw's work in this area over the fifteen years since the agency's creation out of the former Ancient Monuments Branch of the Welsh Office. Laugharne Castle in west Wales T here are 129 monuments in state care in Wales. Major archaeological excavations have also taken place at Laugharne , Dryslwyn and Dolforwyn . Eleven other castles have undergone lengthy programmes of masonry reconsolidation, most recently those at Flint , Rhuddlan , Harlech and Chepstow .