Project ID: 986

DescriptionPlymouth U3A's Discovery Group explores topics with a historical interest and the current project is 'Forts and Defences of the South West'. Members spend their meetings on site visits, some of which are ruins, overgrown or on private land. They have already gained knowledge of military architecture and a better understanding of the problems of defending our southern shore.
TopicsArchaeology
War
TypeU3A-led research (SLP)
U3APlymouth U3A
Year started1998
Source of referenceSources 7, February 2000
NotesThe Discovery Group started in 1998 by exploring Plymouth and Devonport Leats.
There are future plans for a project on Stone Constructions on Dartmoor.