GHF-E167 — GGAT and Wales & West HA correspondence on Llandough Roman-villa finds, April 1980
Wiki catalogue reference: GHF-E167 · Custodian / source URL: Buckler family evidence repository
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1. Evidence object and source
Evidence ID: GHF-E167
Catalogue title: GGAT and Wales & West HA correspondence on Llandough Roman-villa finds, April 1980
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Catalogue UID: GHF-E167 · Custodian/source copy: open source object. Preview and provenance status as at 10-10-2026.
Description
2. Description and provenance
Catalogue status — as at 10-10-2026: A dedicated item page has been created for this distinct map/correspondence/photo. The uploaded object is linked below. Metadata which cannot be confirmed from the current item title is deliberately left open rather than inferred.
The uploaded PDF is titled “1980-04 GGAT and Wales West HA letters — Llandough Roman villa finds”. The sender, recipient, exact dates, enclosures and location references must be transcribed from the letters.
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Transcription
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Interpretation and wider context
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3. Interpretation: significance and limits
If the correspondence concerns the relevant site or archaeological landscape, it may establish what the archaeological trust and housing association reported or knew in April 1980, and may help trace the early documentary path for archaeological concerns. The title alone does not establish that the letters concern the exact farmhouse footprint, that a later decision-maker received them, or that any duty was breached.
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Wiki assessment date: 10-10-2026.
Interpretive assessment date: 10-10-2026.