2025 – The Final Year! Follow along or visit us to find out what we may discover as we return to the North Terrace following our 2023 and 2024 discoveries.

2024- ⛏️ Excavated Sir Arthur Haselrig’s 17th c. house built following his destruction of Bishop Bek’s chapel; further excavations on the North Terrace following our 2023 discoveries.

📝 Blog: t.co/VnB7Fv0y2n

📰 News: www.durham.ac.uk/departments/...

🎬 Television: BBC - Digging for Britain

2023- ⛏️ Investigated features throughout the Deer Park including: the fishponds, a post-medieval lodge and ice house, and what was supposedly a Roman road but turned into Victorian field drains.

📰 News: aucklandproject.org/news/histori...

Bonus 2022 cohort- The Bishop Big Dig (@thebishopbigdig) ⛏️ Dug 107 test pits across Bishop Auckland throughout 2022 in partnership with @KJIAcademy and @aucklandproject

🎬 Documentary: vimeo.com/891591104?sh...

📝 Report: collections.durham.ac.uk/files/r2rv04...

💻 Web: thebishopbigdig.com

2022 - ⛏️ Finished in Bishop Bek’s chapel. Cont. to excavate along the curtain wall.

📝 Blogs: studentblog.webspace.durham.ac.uk/the-auckland...

studentblog.webspace.durham.ac.uk/whats-it-lik...

studentblog.webspace.durham.ac.uk/in-pursuit-o...

studentblog.webspace.durham.ac.uk/getting-busy...

2020/2021- ⛏️Following a missed 2020 season, 2021 saw two cohorts featuring first and second years. Excavated part of Bishop Bek’s chapel alongside part of the curtain wall and castle keep.

🎬 Video: m.youtube.com/watch?v=RUPm...

📝 Blog: duaceblog.wixsite.com/2021/blog

2019- ⛏️Excavations on the north terrace of Auckland Castle.

📝 Blog:
- t.co/RN5L0H2rkI

2018 - ⛏️ First discovery of part of Bishop Bek’s medieval chapel alongside the medieval kitchens.

📝 Blog(s):
- t.co/aILr3XMQBU
- t.co/Bu9rQXIgSe