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| Mon, 9th Mar 2020 17:03:00 |
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Climate change 'puts Welsh historic environments at risk' |
Wildfires, drought, flooding and rising sea levels are putting historic monuments, buildings and environments in Wales at risk, experts have said.
The warning has come from a group set up to examine the effect of climate change on historic locations in Wales.
The Historic Environment Group said policy makers and landowners must develop new ways to tackle the threats.
The Welsh Government said there needed to be a "re-think" on managing historic environments.
"Many of those managing important historic sites and landscapes are already thinking deeply about climate change and its implications on their work," said Jill Bullen, from the environment group, which is being led by Welsh heritage body Cadw.
"We have tried to learn from their expertise and share their experience and lessons learned more widely."
Their report highlights several cases, where they say the action of climate change has had a profound impact on historic environments.
At Dinas Dinlle near Caernarfon, in Gwynedd, a prehistoric hill fort dating to the Iron Age has witnessed the loss of 50m of cliff face - some 164ft - since 1900, due to coastal erosion.
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