Book Launch Event in Cannington, Somerset

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Cotswold Archaeology has just published the first volume in a planned series about the archaeology of the Hinkley Point C construction project, undertaken on behalf of EDF Energy.

The book – Cannington Bypass, Somerset: Excavations in 2014. Middle Bronze Age enclosure at Rodway and Roman villa at Sandy Lane – concerns the results of excavations ahead of the infrastructure work around Cannington village.

To mark this publication, South West Heritage Trust has arranged a book launch, that was held at Cannington Court in the evening of Wednesday 6th March.

The book is being distributed by Oxbow Books, Oxford.

cannington book cover

Some photos from the event.

Book launch cannington, view of the venue Cannington book launch authors and contributors group photo

 

 

 

 

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