With a couple of the diggers absent due to illness on the Monday and extremely wet weather on the Tuesday, digging got off to a slow start on the second week. Five of us braved the rain on Tuesday and Wednesday but we were kept entertained by the Dig dogs. We were even treated to […]
We were blessed with dry weather on week 5 of the excavations as digging continued through the clay soil to reach the bottom of the ditch in Trench 1. Meanwhile in Trench 2 more stones were being uncovered below the subsoil. As more stones were revealed at the southwest edge of Trench 2 Neil took […]
Well, that was a busy week! The weather was kinder this week with just a gale or two on Tuesday (always good when you are trying to do your paperwork!!!) and the sun came out on Friday and was a much warmer day. Trench 1 Tuesday saw work continuing in Trench 1 to try and […]
We’re pleased to announce that it will no longer be necessary for our archaeologists to stand cross legged when we return to Mitchell Field Nook in March! We are grateful to The Duchy of Lancaster Benevolent Fund for awarding us a grant of £900 for some additional equipment but most importantly – the hire of […]
