41. Society Of Antiquaries Of London - Leonard Allan Probert He was a much respected figure in Welsh archaeology, a leading authority on the preRoman Iron Age, and particularly on its hillforts. Born in a small house just outside the http://www.sal.org.uk/obituaries/leonardallanprobert

@import url(http://www.sal.org.uk/cssBasePublic.css); @import url(http://www.sal.org.uk/cssCustomPublic.css); Search skip to content Top menu Contact Fellows' area Venue hire Public affairs ... 'Making History' Sections Home About us Library Museum ... Obituaries Leonard Allan Probert Subsections Obituary archive Leonard Allan Probert Elected 5 May 1977 We are grateful to Jeremy Knight, FSA, for the following obituary. Leonard Allan Probert (elected a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries in 1977) died on 23 November 2007, after a short illness. He was a much respected figure in Welsh archaeology, a leading authority on the pre-Roman Iron Age, and particularly on its hillforts. Born in a small house just outside the gates of Abergavenny Castle, he won a scholarship to King Henry VIII Grammar School, though family circumstances dictated that he should leave at fourteen and become apprenticed to a painter and decorator. After National Service in the Royal Military Police he became, for a short time (somewhat improbably to those that knew him later in life), a policeman in the Monmouthshire valleys. Later on he started his own painting and decorating firm, before taking over his wife’s family’s off-licence business.  I first met Allan when, on holiday from London, I took part in what was probably the first planned urban excavation programme in Wales, in Abergavenny, with the Dominican Friar Fabian Radcliffe and Eric Talbot, Resources, financial and otherwise, were minimal, and it is somewhat frustrating to think what the sort of larger scale urban research programme which became feasible a few years later might have achieved. Even so, the excavation revealed something of the town’s prehistory, from Neolithic times onwards, and first located the pre-Flavian fort of Gobannium, as well as much of the town’s later history down to the recent past. With the generous assistance of George Boon and his colleagues at the National Museum of Wales, we were able to bring the results to publication in the

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43. Table Of Contents Welsh archaeology and anthropology 153158 Ward, John Roman Cardiff 159-164 Matthews, J H The folk-speech of Monmouth 165-172 Morgan, W Ll http://ads.ahds.ac.uk/catalogue/ARCHway/toc.cfm?rcn=154&vol=68

44. World Country Guide The National Museum and Gallery, with Welsh archaeology, arts and crafts, as well as European paintings, is another highlight, as are the many attractive Victorian shopping arcades http://sites.virtuoso.com/DestinationGuides/wtg/wal/55/1424841.html

Home Info General Information Contact Addresses Public Holidays Travel - International ... Wales South Wales The modern city has two parts: the original centre and Cardiff Bay , which is now the focus of much leisure and tourism development, as well as home of the Welsh National Assembly In the city centre, parts of Cardiff Castle , despite extensive rebuilding in the 19th century, date back to the Middle Ages. The National Museum and Gallery , with Welsh archaeology, arts and crafts, as well as European paintings, is another highlight, as are the many attractive Victorian shopping arcades. The Millennium Stadium , new home of Welsh Rugby Union, is an imposing attraction open for guided tours on non-matchdays. The Cardiff Bay area, about 2km (1.5 miles) south of the centre, offers diverse activities ranging from boat trips to the impressive Barrage (which now seals the Bay off from the open sea), to the Techniquest Science Discovery Centre About 8km (5 miles) west of Cardiff is St Fagans with its open-air Museum of Welsh Life Gower Peninsula . However, it is probably best known as the birthplace of Dylan Thomas (1914-1953). A city centre walking trail begins at the

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46. Table Of Contents Problems of Welsh Archaeology 225242 Hughes, H Harold Prehistoric remains on Penmaenmawr (known as Braich y Dinas). Fifth Report on the survey and excavations http://ads.ahds.ac.uk/catalogue/ARCHway/toc.cfm?rcn=154&vol=78

47. ERROR, ERROR He was knowledgeable about Welsh archaeology and regularly contributed articles to newspapers; when the British Archaeological Society held their conference at Conwy in 1897, he http://arcw.llgc.org.uk/anw/get_collection.php?inst_id=39?&coll_id=10432&

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