Watching Brief at Hafod Arthen Isaf, Brynithel

The aims of an archaeological watching brief, as defined by the chartered Institute of Field Archaeologists (CIFA, 2014) are: " To ensure that any buried remains located within the developm ent area are fully investigated and recorded if revealed as a consequence of the site works; " To provide an opportunity for the archaeologists present to signal to all interested parties, before the destruction of the material in question, that an archaeolo gical fi n d has been made for which the resources of the watching brief itself are not sufficient to support treatment to a satisfactory and proper standard; " If such a find is made, representatives of both the client and the regional Development Control Off icer/County Archaeologist will be informed and a site meeting organised, as appropriate. " The watching brief also ensured that: in the event of archaeological resources of significance, being discovered and requiring treatment beyond the remit of the watchi ng brief, that steps would be implemented to ensure that their treatment would be undertaken within the standards recommended by the CIFA. ii. The findings of this programme of work will be used to inform future proposed work at the site This watching brief report details the findings of an Archaeological Watching Brief undertaken during all groundworks associated with planning application s C/2014/0212 For a new residential dwelling. There was no impact to the nearby site of interest, which had resulted in a refusal for an earlier planning application. N o archaeological resources were impacted upon during the proposed works. Copyright Notice: A. P. A. C. Ltd. retains copyright of this report under the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act, 1988. T he Ordnance Survey has granted A. P. A. C. Ltd a Copyright Licence (No. 100046577) to reproduce map information; Copyright remains otherwise with the Ordnance Survey. C over photograph: Site Image IMG_ 1124 Initial overview of site Mae'r adroddiad gorchwyl gwylio hwn yn adrodd canfyddiadau Gorchwyl Gwylio Archeolegol a wnaethpwyd yn ystod yr holl waith torri tir mewn cyswllt â cheisiadau cynllunio C/2014/0212 & C/2015/0315 ar gyfer adeilad preswyl newydd. Ni fu unrhyw effaith ar y safle o ddiddordeb cyfagos y gwrthodasid cais cynllunio cynharach o'i herwydd. Nid effeithiwyd ar unrhyw adnoddau archeolegol yn ystod y gweithiau arfaethedig