Research by N. V. Campbell Bannerman

My research stems from a desire to understand the changing North Wales coast line with special reference to the Bronze Age when the area was the focus of extensive copper mining at several sites. The time scale of the studies extends from the end of the last glacial period some 16,000 B.P. to the present day. The methodology involves using dateable man-made and natural structures as datum points for measurement. The ability to accurately plot the evolution of coastlines and changing sea-levels has extremely significant relevance to both historians and planners.

Please feel free to download some of my research by clicking on the pdf icons below.

• The Great Orme Explained.
  A monograph on the Great Orme exploring its heritage and reclaiming some of its lost lore.
• Flood, Folklore and Fishweirs.
  Using dateable man made and natural structures as datum points to plot changing North Wales sea levels.
• A Castle, a Village and a Pearl Fishery lost to the sea.
  Field notes for the History of Deganwy Group, Castell Tremlyd field meet, 29.9.2011.
• Secrets of the Extravaganza Beaches.
  Article for the 2012 Llandudno Extravaganza Brochure.

• Bannerman N.& Jones C. 1999. ‘Fish trap types: a component of the maritime cultural landscape’ The International Journal of Nautical Archaeology. 28.1: 70-84.
  Available at http://www.wiley.com/bw/journal.asp?ref=1057-2414
• Bannerman, N.V.C. 2,000. ‘Fish Trap Types’. Cymru a’r Mor- Maritime Wales. Gwynedd Archive Services. Caernarvon.
• Bannerman, N.V.C. 2000. ‘Beach Slags of the North Wales Coast’. Pg41-48. Mining History. Vol.14, No.4, Winter 2000. Bulletin of the Peak District Mines Historical Society. Peak District Mining Museum, Matlock, Derbyshire.
  The pdf link on the right is an updated (2012) version of the paper .