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On the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales

  1. Submerged Forests, Shipwrecks and Sarns: Exploring the Mythical Kingdom of Cantre’r Gwaelod 

    It’s Nos Calan Gaeaf and we’re exploring the history and archaeology behind one of Wales’s most evocative legends – the submerged kingdom of Cantre’r Gwaelod. Legend has it that this mythical land is sunk beneath the Irish Sea in Cardigan Bay – the 6th-century kingdom of mythical ruler Gwyddno Garanhir drowned by a spring tide […]

  2. #OTD 25th October 1859: The Devastating ‘Royal Charter Gale’ 

    On this day on 25 October 1859 a devastating storm – the worst of the 19th century – struck the west coast of the UK, claiming 133 ships and 800 lives. Wales was hit hard, and the story of the storm can be traced through the ruins it left behind, in memorials, churchyards and burial […]

  3. Royal Commission Collaborates on Major AHRC-Funded Project to Map Early Welsh Boundaries

    We are delighted to announce the Royal Commission’s involvement in a major new research initiative: Pushing the Boundaries of Early Medieval Wales: An Edition of the Earliest Welsh Charters, a three-year project led by Dr Ben Guy, Assistant Professor of Celtic at the University of Cambridge, and supported by an AHRC Standard Grant of over £900,000. Launching […]

  4. World Architecture Day 

    It’s World Architecture Day and we’re celebrating great Welsh buildings and design – from humble vernacular structures, to polite Georgian villas and High Victorian Gothic, to the many wonderful Art Deco and the International Modern style buildings thriving today across Wales. Here are 12 of our favourites:  1. The Big Apple, Mumbles (NPRN 801124). Built […]

  5. Royal Commission Archive Bulletin of Newly Catalogued Material – August 2025

    Welcome to the latest edition of the National Monuments Record of Wales (NMRW) Archives Bulletin which lists newly catalogued material. The archival items, as well as library books and journal articles, are all available to view in our public reading room. The full archive catalogue is available on Coflein and contains digital copies of many […]