Historic landscapes register

In partnership with Cadw and the International Council of Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS UK), CCW compiled the two volume Register of Landscapes of Historic Interest in Wales.
It includes 58 landscapes across Wales, ranging from former industrial centres to ancient rural settlements.

Thankfully, favourable conditions in Wales have allowed many historic landscapes to survive. Much of our land has never been cleared or ploughed and urban development has often been confined to small areas.

This means that visible, as well as archaeological evidence of the past, has survived in great abundance.

When the last great ice-age receded the land was littered with a plentiful supply of hard surface stone. This quickly became the material of choice for our ancestors, and what they created would outlive anything built with soil or timber.

In more recent times, the abundance of water, minerals and other raw materials put Wales at the forefront of the Industrial Revolution. This has left us with a vast industrial archaeological legacy that is of international importance.

The enchanting landscapes of Wales are therefore of great historical interest.  

In partnership with Cadw and the International Council of Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS UK) CCW has compiled a Register of Landscapes of Historic Interest in Wales. 

The Register comes in two volumes and describes 58 landscapes in Wales that are of outstanding or special historic interest.

These landscapes allow us to witness, first hand, the legacy of our ancestors. How they shaped the landscape, and how Wales was - quite literally - crafted into the modern nation that it is today!