Trilobite Dingle
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Trilobite Dingle

Near Welshpool by the Bron-y-Buckley woods can be found the famous Trilobite Dingle -a type of marine artiopodan arthropod.

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Gold ‘posy’-ring from Sarn
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Gold ‘posy’-ring from Sarn

Gold ‘posy’-ring from Sarn. Engraved with flowers and fleur-de-lis motifs on the outside and the words “In absence forget not” on the inner surface. The suggested date is 1580-1600.

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Roman Coin Hoard
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Roman Coin Hoard

A Roman Coin hoard discovered near Montgomery in 2011 by a metal detectorist. 4854 roman coins dated between 238-274AD were excavated and are now on display in the Archaeology gallery.

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Police Constable's Truncheon
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Police Constable's Truncheon

Police Constable's truncheon, said to have been taken from one of the London policemen during the Llanidloes riot in 1839. Since it bears the Arms of Welshpool Borough, it may have belonged to Constable Armishaw of Welshpool.

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Castell Collen
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Castell Collen

A cremation urn from the Roman fort Castell Collen. Finds from this site were displayed in this building when it opened as a library in 1911. The building itself is also a treasure because it was built with funds from the philanthropist Andrew Carnegie, who set up free public libraries across the UK.

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Ancient Log Boat
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Ancient Log Boat

The discovery of an ancient log boat in the river Ithon in 1929 inspired the founding of the Llandrindod Wells Museum, which shared the library building. The boat has been dated by dendrochronology (tree rings) to about 1200 AD.

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Fossil Trilobite
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Fossil Trilobite

Around 460 million years ago, this part of Wales was a chain of volcanic islands. Weird-looking animals, like this extinct trilobite, lived in the sea. Now we find them as fossils in the rocks. Find out more at https://www.asoldasthehills.org or join the local Geology Group that meets at the museum.

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Sheela-na-gig
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Sheela-na-gig

The Llandrindod Wells sheela is in carved relief, with a crucifix incised on the right hand side (possibly inserted at a later date to the rest of the carving). Although found in a medieval context, it is likely to date from the Dark Ages or earlier.

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Jon Cartoon
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Jon Cartoon

The cartoonist ‘Jon’ (William John Philpin Jones) was born in Llandrindod Wells in 1913. While suffering from shell-shock in North Africa, he created his famous cartoon characters, ‘The Two Types’, a pair of old-school officers first appearing in the ‘Eighth Army News’ in July 1944. Jones was awarded the MBE.

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Knighton Whipping Post
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Knighton Whipping Post

This whipping post was sited by Knighton’s Old Town Hall which was demolished in 1872 to build the Clock Tower. The Whipping Act of 1530 authorized whipping of men and women for minor offences and insanity. During the 19th century, imprisonment replaced corporal punishment, but courts could order whippings for violent crimes.

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Welsh Harp
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Welsh Harp

The triple harp (or ‘Welsh harp’) is different from the more conventional harp as it has three sets of strings and no pedals. It originated in Italy around 1600, but became popular in Wales by the end of the 18th century. This one belonged to John Roberts (1816–1894).

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