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' The Caer Alyn Project has been successful in their Grundtvig application to form a partnership with five other European countries to develop a heritage project ' Let Me Be Your Guide - History in your own backyard'.

Latest News from Caer Alyn CAER ALYN ARCHAEOLOGICAL PROJECT - Wrexham SUMMER DIG 2010 Book now for the 7th August – 21st August 2010 Join the Caer Alyn team in excavating a potential prehistoric enclosure at the southern entrance to the Bryn Alyn hillfort In 2008, Dr Meggen Gondek, University of Chester, completed a geophysical survey of the interior of the hillfort and an area just outside the southern entrance to the Bryn Hill fort, the results of which indicated that there are possible features in both areas.

Post Excavation Work is in progress

The last month has seen activity in trench 14 and the new enclosure area, with no further work on BOB yet. The attachment gives a brief summary of the activities and the photograph of Phil and his badge, found in the enclosure is an omen!

The dig diary for the last two weeks is attached. We are now drawing to a close on BOB and will be starting the post excavation work soon. There is a bit of planning, photographing and paperwork to do and then the trench will be closed down and back filled.

Latest News The Caer Alyn project starts its sixth year with a series of new excavations and activities. These include new excavations on the site, continued development of the Iron Age settlement, planned and built by our youth archaeologists and a Summer Big Dig on the southern enclosure of the hillfort.

Would your class or group like to experience hands on archaeology? Would you like to discover more about the early population of North Wales and life on an Iron Age hill fort? Would you like to find out how studying at the modern landscape can tell us how the use of that land has changed over time? If you would like to find out more about the history and archaeology of the Caer Alyn site why not book an organised visit.

On Friday 2nd March 2007, members of the project team (Russell Evans, Neil Adams and Phil Cox) visited Gresford Church to investigate and photograph possible church furniture that might be connected to the Chapel of St Leonard's. The visit was organised by Dr Colin Jones of Gresford.