Talks:
| 13/10/2026 Tuesday | Carrog Village Hall (MAP) with Mark Olly 7.00pm prompt start. Doors open at 6.30pm For more information on this next talk |
| 08/09/2026 Tuesday | Carrog Village Hall (MAP) with Ian Brown 7.00pm prompt start. Doors open at 6.30pm For more information on this next talk |
| 11/08/2026 Tuesday | Carrog Village Hall (MAP) with Lesley Lewis. 7.00pm prompt start. Doors open at 6.30pm For more information on this next talk |
| 14/07/2026 Tuesday | Carrog Village Hall (MAP) with Nigel Douglas. 7.00pm prompt start. Doors open at 6.30pm For more information on this next talk |
| 09/06/2026 Tuesday | Carrog Village Hall (MAP) with John Swogger. 7.00pm prompt start. Doors open at 6.30pm For More Information |
| 12/05/2026 Tuesday | Carrog Village Hall (MAP) with Suzanne Evans. 7.00pm prompt start. Doors open at 6.30pm For More Information |
| 14/04/2026 Tuesday | Carrog Village Hall (MAP) with Mark Olly. 7.00pm prompt start. Doors open at 6.30pm For More Information |
| 10/03/2026 Tuesday | Carrog Village Hall (MAP) with Rachel S Roberts. 7.00pm prompt start. Doors open at 6.30pm For More Information |
| 10/02/2026 Tuesday | Carrog Village Hall (MAP) with Philippa Jones MA, 7.00pm prompt start. For more information. |
| 13/01/2026 Happy New Year Tuesday | Carrog Village Hall (Map) with Anne Falloon. 7,00pm prompt start. More Information New Year’s talk |
| 16/12/2025 please note date change | Carrog Village Hall with Andy Harrop-Smith. 7.00pm prompt start. More information on Christmas Special |
| 11/11/2025 | Carrog Village Hall with Mark Olly. 7.00pm prompt start. More Information |
| 14/10/2025 | Carrog Village Hall with Siobhan Wordingham. 7.00pm prompt start. More Information |
| 09/09/2025 | Carrog Village Hall with CADVAS members. 7.00 pm start. Talks lead by our members, More Information. |
| 12/08/2025 | Carrog Village Hall with Morgan Ditchburn. 7.00pm prompt start. More Information |
| 08/07/2025 | Carrog Village Hall with Fiona Gale. 7.00pm prompt start. More Information |
| 10/06/2025 | Carrog Village Hall with Dr Ian Brooks – note talk starts at 6.30pm. More Information |
| 13/05/2025 | Carrog Village Hall 7pm, Katie Gilliland. More Information |
| 08/04/2025 | Carrog Village Hall 7pm, Peter Evans. More Information |
| 11/03/2025 | Carrog Village Hall 7pm, Stuart Haywood. More Information |
| 11/02/2025 | Carrog Village Hall 7pm, Pauline Clarke. More Information |
| 14/01/2025 | Carrog Village Hall 7pm, Tim Astrop of Stori Brymbo. More Information |
| 11/12/2024 NOTE WEDNESDAY not Tuesday | Carrog Village Hall 7PM, Andy Harrop-Smith. More Information |
| 12/11/2024 | Carrog Village Hall 7PM, Talk by our Members. More Information |
| 02/11/2024 | Oriel Corwen Gallery – Samhain Book Fayre. More Information |
| 08/10/2024 | Carrog Village Hall 7PM, Talk by Catherine Rees and Mathew Jones More Information |
| 10/09/2024 | Carrog Village Hall 7PM, Talk by David McGlade More Information |
Walks:
| Date | Details |
|---|---|
| 20/07/2026 Monday 10.30am til 12.30pm meet in Green Lane Carpark by the Railway Station. | Corwen History and Archaeology Walk. This is part of the CBA (Council of British Archaeology) Annual Festival. This Years theme is Archaeology and Nature |
| 23/07/2026 Thursday 10.30am til 1.30pm meet at Horse Shoe Falls Carpark | Llantysilio nature and story-telling walk with Andy Harrop-Smith. Again a part of the CBA Annual Festival of Archaeology. |
| 27/07/2026 Monday 10.30am til 12.30pm meet at Carrog bridge. | Carrog History and Archaeology Walk with Chris Jones. Part of CBA Festival. |
| 29/07/2026 Wednesday 10.30 til 1.30pm meet Glyndyfyrdwy Railway Station | Nant Y Pandy guided walk with Fiona Gale MBE, to see how nature is reclaiming the old slate works – in keeping with this years CBA Festival theme. This is the last of the 4 walks so far planned for the CBA festival. |
| 20/06/2026 (Saturday evening) – meet in Llandrillo Car-Park at 7.30pm for an evening walk to watch the sunset. | a walk up to Moel ty Uchaf stone circle to watch the sunset at the mis summer equinox. For more information |
| 21/12/2025 (Sunday) – meet in Llandrillo Car-park from 10.00 am for 10.30am departure | A guided walk with good like minded company. Winter Solstice Walk further information |
| 23/07/25 (Wednesday) – meet for about 10.40 for 10.45am start 30th and 31st of August two more walks in Carrog and Glyndyfyrdwy, info to follow. More Information | A guided walk revealing some of the hidden historical and archaeological heritage that is to be found in Corwen. A gentle amble of about 2 hours. More Information |
| 01/04/25 (Tuesday) | Not really a walk, but an open day at Ruthin Old Gaol where CADVAS will have a stand and display. More Information |
| 21/12/24 (Saturday) | Winter Solstice Walk. Meet in Llandrillo car park at 10am. |
Training:
| Date | Details |
| 09/04/25 (Wednesday) 10.00am – 13.00. With Dr Ian Brookes | Geophys training on TAR3 (this is a follow up to previous training) Pol’s field in Corwen. Meet up at 09.30 at London House, The Square, Corwen. |
| 31/03/25 (Monday) 10.00am – 13.00 | NOTE DATE CHANGE Church Archaeology, in St Drillo, Llandrillo more info |
| 17/03/25 (Monday) 10.00am – 13.00 | Church Archaeology, in St Brides, more info |
| 10/03/25 (Monday) 10.00am – 13.00 | Church Archaeology, in St Collen’s, Lllangollen more info |
Volunteering Opportunities:
| Date | Details |
| Monday 8th June until Friday 19th June. Times: 10am until 4pm. | Here are the details of the dig by Heneb at Dinas Brân castle. Contact: Ian Grant (Heneb) <Ian.Grant@heneb.org.uk> ** There are a limited number of volunteers needed so be quick. This is a rare opportunity to work on this iconic site under professional supervision. |
| Friday, May 8th to Monday, May 11th. For further details, directions and register interest: Contact Fiona Gale, fionaegale@hotmail.co.uk and/or Ian Brown, ian.brown@arch.ox.ac.uk | Oxford School of Archaeology are undertaking an investigation of a possible enclosure on the Western slopes of The Moel Famau Country Park near Pentre Farm, Llangynhafal, near Ruthin Denbighshire |
| Monday 26th Jan, Tuesday 27th Jan Monday 2nd Feb and Monday 9th Feb. Meet up 10.00 am til 3.30pm each day. Any questions please contact Ian Grant by email at ian.grant@heneb.org.uk | HENEB/CAP at Coed Henblas near Graigfechan. Working alongside NL rangers continuing general tidy up of the monument in advance of archaeological investigations due this coming summer. What Three Words “assembles.deflate.balanced“ |
| 15 – 19/09/2025 21/09/2025 22 – 26/09/2025 29 & 30/09/2025 | HENEB/CAP excavations at Castell Dinas Bran. email ian.grant@heneb.org.uk or info@cadvas.co.uk for further information. |
| 25/02/25 (Tuesday) 10.00am – 15.00 | Clearance work at Tomen Y Rhodwydd, Llandegla with CPA/HENEB |
| 28/02/25 (Friday) 10.00am – 15.00 03/03/25 (Monday) 10.00am – 15.00 04/03/25 (Tuesday) 10.00am – 15.00 | Clearance work and geophys at Coed Henblas, Graigfechan with CPA/HENEB |
Digs:
| Date | Details |
| Monday 11th May to Friday 15th May 2026. For further details contact Ian Grant, ian.grant@heneb.org.uk | Investigation and excavation of a possible medieval feature located at Caer Drewyn, Corwen, being organised by NL/HENEB with CADVAS (info@cadvas.co.uk) . |
| 2025 September 29th to October 2nd weather permitting October week up to October 12th. Phone Chris for more info. See details on NEWS page. | Opening our new dig site at Bryn Eglwys. Following on from our survey and field walks over some intersting “lumps and bumps” in a field on the Northern outskirts of Bryn Eglwys and finding some interesting cup marks on several stones CADVAS have started a new Dig to explore the anomalies on our Geo Phys…. “Dig Diary” by Chris Jones |
| Coming Soon (weather dependent) in July and August. Keep an eye on our facebook pages | Test pits and Geophys surveys in Carrog. |