Interment of Archaeological Human Skeletal Remains

Published: 26 October 2026

At the request of Archaeology Wales Ltd and With the Agreement of Caldicot Town Council the interment of the remains of 33 individuals took place at Destow Cemetery on 25th September 2026. This was followed by the placing of a memorial tablet in commemoration on 20th October 2026. The tablet contains a QR code which can be accessed via a mobile phone, if you start to take a photo of the QR code a link will appear, click on the link and this gives you access to the full history of the archaeological find. 

The interment of the remains was attended by representatives of Archaeology Wales Ltd (Rhiannon Philip and Dan Moore) together with Caldicot Town Councillors (Mayor, Cllr Bob Shillabeer, Deputy Mayor Cllr Peter Strong and Assistant Deputy Mayor Cllr Maxine Mitchell) Vivienne Thomas Cemetery Administrator and Cemetery Sexton, John Ball. 

20th October 2026