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National Trust Archaeology @nattrustarch.bsky.social · 9h

"We hope this provides a creative opportunity for young people to express their connections to history and nature, which in turn will help us learn more about the role we can play in supporting and fostering that connection now and for future generations."

Find out how to enter here: bit.ly/4gTJFck

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National Trust Archaeology @nattrustarch.bsky.social · 9h

Shannon Hogan, National Trust's Senior Archaeologist says "It is so important for us to amplify and understand young people’s voices and relationships to their own landscapes and environments, to help us shape the future of our own organisation and principles."

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National Trust Archaeology @nattrustarch.bsky.social · 9h

📣 Calling all young poets! 📣
The National Trust is partnering with the Young Poets Network to challenge you to write poems about the pasts and futures we share with nature.
The challenge is for writers aged 5 to 25, based anywhere in the world.

Image description: A visitor exploring the Iron Age fort at Roundwood in Trelissick, Cornwall ©National Trust Images/Solent News & Photography Agency

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National Trust Archaeology @nattrustarch.bsky.social · 4d

Dr Roger White commented: “It is always a great pleasure to work with enthusiastic diggers & to share in the excitement of discovery. The dig may have been small in scale, but its impact is enormous.”

#community #archaeology #roman

The objects will be on display in 2026.🏺

A metal acorn – likely to be a decorative feature from a Roman furniture item - the acorn symbolised fertility, strength & the origins of life. (NT/ Jayne Gough)

Piece from an incense bowl – within a shrine enclosure. This deeply personal artefact points to ritual and remembrance (Nt / Suzy Watts)

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National Trust Archaeology @nattrustarch.bsky.social · 4d

During the dig, participants, volunteers & Trust archaeologists worked alongside Matt Williams, from Time Team & Dr Roger White, leading expert on Wroxeter Roman City & its hinterland. Schools, youth groups & community organisations also took part in a range of activities.
#archaeology 🏺

A Roman coin dating c150 BC – predating the Roman occupation of Britain, this striking find may have travelled across Europe with a soldier or trader (NT / Jayne Gough)

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National Trust Archaeology @nattrustarch.bsky.social · 4d

*NEWS* #AttinghamUnearthed🏺
Recent excavations have uncovered remarkable insights into life on the fringes of #Wroxeter: archaeologists worked alongside volunteers & members of the public revealing an Iron Age roundhouse, a #Roman industrial complex & a shrine.
#archaeology @nationaltrust.org.uk

A ring key, a clever combination of a piece of jewellery with a working key, often used to secure small boxes or personal items. (NT/ Jayne Gough)

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National Trust Archaeology @nattrustarch.bsky.social · 5d

Luke Jerram's Helios, a seven-metre spherical sculpture which is named after the sun god in ancient Greek mythology, will be viewable in the ruins of Fountains Abbey from 10am to 4pm, 11 and 12 October 2025.

Please visit the link for more information:
www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/yorksh...

Helios at Fountains Abbey | Yorkshire

Helios at Fountains Abbey, North Yorkshire

www.nationaltrust.org.uk

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National Trust Archaeology @nattrustarch.bsky.social · 6d

"In the end it took us the full two weeks to locate the moat in the corners of two of our trenches. The problem was that the moat had been buried under up to 1.5 metres of soil and rubble to create a level area to layout the 17th century garden."

@nationaltrust.org.uk @midsandeastnt.bsky.social

A woman in a blue fleece is holding part of a pipkin pot

A fragment of a Tudor period German stoneware flagon which is decorated with various designs, including man wearing a helmet or hat

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National Trust Archaeology @nattrustarch.bsky.social · 6d

"The key to finding the old house was going to be pinning down the position of the moat which once surrounded it. It should have been easy to find such a massive feature especially as we had some hints of its location from geophysics and earlier small excavations."

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National Trust Archaeology @nattrustarch.bsky.social · 6d

"Our aim was to understand more about the history of the gardens, especially those which went with the late 17th century hall, and to see if we could locate the original medieval manor house which once stood nearby."

A group of archaeologists stood in and beside an archaeological trench are smiling at the camera

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National Trust Archaeology @nattrustarch.bsky.social · 6d

We've got a little update from the excavations on the lawns of the Wimpole Estate in Cambridgeshire.
Angus Wainwright, NT Archaeologist, says: "We teamed up with @oxfordarchaeology.bsky.social and Cambridge Archaeology Field Group to carry out this dig in front of hundreds of visitors." 🧵

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National Trust Archaeology @nattrustarch.bsky.social · 6d

"Our aim was to understand more about the history of the gardens, especially those which went with the late 17th century hall, and to see if we could locate the original medieval manor house which once stood nearby."

An archaeologist in a trench with a wheelbarrow and buckets and tools ©National Trust/Mike Selby

National Trust Archaeology @nattrustarch.bsky.social · 7d

Explore the story of the 3rd Earl of Sheffield & his enduring love & patronage of #cricket, from childhood games to creating a world class cricket pitch & hosting the Australian Cricket Team in 1896 in a new exhibition at Sheffield Park, until 23 November 🏏
www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/sussex...

Historic image in black and white showing a cricket match in progress at Sheffield Park in East Sussex. Ornately decorated pavilions are visible in the background of the image while in the foreground a bowler is running in and the batsman is standing at the stumps with other players around him

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National Trust Archaeology @nattrustarch.bsky.social · 9d

*NEWS* We are delighted to share that Kayleigh Hibberd has been shortlisted in the Early Career Archaeologist category #ArchaeologicalAchievementAwards.
The winners will be revealed on 28 November at Queen’s University Belfast. The event will be live streamed on @archaeologyuk.bsky.social's YouTube.

A picture of an archaeologist wearing a hard hat and high visibility vest standing in a test pit on an archaeological site. The captions on the image read:
On the shortlist!
Early Career Archaeologist
Archaeological Achievement Awards
Sponsored by the Royal Archaeological Institute

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National Trust Archaeology @nattrustarch.bsky.social · 10d

All the feels

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National Trust Archaeology @nattrustarch.bsky.social · 10d

How’s everyone feeling??
#FridayFun

Image with text and six coloured circles. The text reads: if you can’t see the number then you are:
Blue circle with a number 4 visible: dehydrated
Light green circle with a number 2 visible: too warm
Grey circle with a zero visible: too cold
Dark green circle with a six visible: tired
Yellow circle with no number visible: still upset about the Library of Alexandria
Orange circle with the number 9 visible: hungry

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National Trust Archaeology @nattrustarch.bsky.social · 12d

We can't wait to see and share the results!

National Trust - Midlands & East @midsandeastnt.bsky.social · 13d

We were excited to welcome Time Team back last week to Branodunum Roman Fort on the Norfolk Coast. Geophysics experts used Ground Penetrating Radar on parts of the site and now have a huge amount of data to analyse and interpret. We look forward to finding out what they found in the new year.

Two people from Time Team filming, whilst another stands talking to someone sitting in the small buggy that carries the Ground Penetrating Radar equipment.

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National Trust Archaeology @nattrustarch.bsky.social · 12d

You can read more about the site here: heritagerecords.nationaltrust.org.uk/HBSMR/MonRec...

Or learn more about Gunby Hall's history: www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/nottin...

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National Trust Archaeology @nattrustarch.bsky.social · 12d

In 2012 an earthwork survey identified the survival of a medieval or early post-medieval landscape, including extensive earthworks, likely associated with formal gardens, possibly contemporary with the hall and the survival of possible medieval settlement remains beyond the formal gardens.

A person standing within the grassed over moat of Bratoft Hall with a red and white ranging pole to indicate depth of the moat ©National Trust

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National Trust Archaeology @nattrustarch.bsky.social · 12d

The Hall was demolished in 1698 and the family moved to a new house, Gunby Hall.
The remains of the moated site survive well as a series of earthworks. The site has been little altered since it was abandoned, and the waterlogged nature of the moat indicates good survival for organic remains.

Lidar imagery (©Environment Agency) showing the clearly defined earthworks of the moated manor site and associated features surrounding it

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National Trust Archaeology @nattrustarch.bsky.social · 12d

It’s #LincolnshireDay, so we’re off to Gunby Hall to explore the site of a moated manor at the south of the Estate.
Bratoft Moated Manor was the seat of the Markham family from 1409 to 1538. In 1495 the lands of Bratoft and Gunby and the moated site at Bratoft came into the family. 🧵

Aerial photograph from 2019 (Historic England) showing the earthwork remains of the moated site

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National Trust Archaeology @nattrustarch.bsky.social · 18d

Find out more about some of London’s oldest pubs - including our very own George Inn - in this new article by @jpwarchaeology.bsky.social, cheers! 🍻

James Wright @jpwarchaeology.bsky.social · 18d

A while back Historic England asked for my opinion on which was the oldest pub in London. The result is a new online article that outlines the variables, busts some myths, and points to a couple of genuinely ancient pubs in and around the city...

heritagecalling.com/2025/09/25/w...

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National Trust Archaeology @nattrustarch.bsky.social · 19d

Lovely! Thanks for sharing, Duncan.

You can find out more about the dovecote on National Trust's Heritage Records Online: heritagerecords.nationaltrust.org.uk/HBSMR/MonRec...

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National Trust Archaeology @nattrustarch.bsky.social · 19d

The team are still working their way through the rubble and hope to complete their discoveries at the end of October.

Curious for more? They’re digging again this Thursday. Pop by, watch archaeology in action, and chat to the team.

NT images/Steve Timms

The remains of a cast iron stove surrounded by bricks and brick walls in an archaeological trench

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National Trust Archaeology @nattrustarch.bsky.social · 19d

This hidden gem once powered the glasshouses, keeping the pineapples nice and toasty.

Stourhead estate records show there were three separate buildings for growing pineapples. Each would have been heated with a stove, which fed hot gases through cavities in the brick walls and floors.

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