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Fourteen of us plus Tony Liddell, our supervising archaeologist, spent an enjoyable day working on the main trench. The weather forecast for the day was poor but in fact we had good spells of warm sunshine, so much so, that … Continue reading →

The report on the talk ‘Romans in Swaledale (?)’ by Alan Mills, has now been added to the website. See May talks.

Twelve intrepid diggers began the dig on a cold, damp and blustery day. We made tremendous progress, possibly because it was not a day to stand around talking but rather get the job over and done with and be off … Continue reading →

The report on the talk ‘Blanchland Abbey’ by Doctor Rob Young’, has now been added to the website. See April talks.

The report on the talk ‘At the edges of prehistoric domains: the evolution of ‘thin’ and ‘niggardly’ Domesday Fremington and bountiful Domesday Marrick, by Perry Gardner’, has now been added to the website. See March talks.

Due to planned road closure between Reeth and Richmond commencing Mon 9th March for four days, the talk by Perry Gardner on Tuesday 10th March will now be via ZOOM only at 7:30pm. A ZOOM link will be sent to … Continue reading →

The report on the talk ‘The Battle of Towton, 1461, by Alex Walsh’, has now been added to the website. See February talks.

The report on the talk ‘Highlights of Peruvian Archaeology, by Jane Harrison, has now been added to the website.See January talks.

Diary events for upcoming talks throughout 2026 have been added to the website.For more information see the diary page

Our report on the September walk, led by Mike Woods, has just been added. The group investigated evidence of mining and possible Viking remains on Bellerby Moor.