Category Archives: Archaeology

Visit to Navio site and Victorian Flue: July 21 2022

Posted on July 25, 2022 by castletonhistorical

Visit to Navio Roman Fort & Victorian Flue at Brough Historical Society members had a very enjoyable and informative visit to the site of the Roman fort at Navio in Brough.  Following his talk on the latest archaeology at Navio … Continue reading →

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Castleton Dig (and a bit of Brough) 2019

Posted on October 31, 2019 by castletonhistorical

The University of Sheffield led two digs this year – one in Castleton at New Hall (behind the Methodist Chapel) and one in Brough near the Roman fort of Navio, both in July/August. In addition, in Castleton a handful of … Continue reading →

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Historical Landscape Trail: Audio Clips

Posted on May 9, 2018 by castletonhistorical

The Historical Landscape Trail between Castleton & Hope was one of the outcomes of the project to research the ‘Lives of the Medieval Common People of Castleton and Hope’ carried out by Castleton and Hope Historical societies in 2012.  The … Continue reading →

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Castleton Dig Diary – New Hall and test pits

Posted on November 1, 2017 by castletonhistorical

De-turfing began at the New Hall site on 8th May to mark out a large trench about 9m x 9m   Then quickly got down to the smaller 2016 trench   During the next week some really nice features were … Continue reading →

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Castleton Dig 2017 – photo diary

Posted on September 13, 2017 by castletonhistorical

Day 1 on the Spital Field – the team assembles The 2017 trench was laid out to overlap several trenches dug in previous years, and to investigate new ground to the south and west in order to locate the south … Continue reading →

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2017 Archaeology dates

Posted on January 3, 2017 by castletonhistorical

Archaeology will begin again in Castleton from Monday May 8th 2017, when Colin returns with his First Year Archaeology students from Sheffield University. We expect that work will continue for four weeks. If you would like to know more, or … Continue reading →

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Castleton Dig Diary 2016

Posted on June 25, 2016 by castletonhistorical

Weeks 3 and 4:  New Hall trench, other trenches & test pits Angela Darlington New Hall trench The Methodist Chapel was built on the lands where a Tudor house named New Hall once stood. It was built c.1500 by the … Continue reading →

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Castleton Dig Diary 2016

Posted on June 25, 2016 by castletonhistorical

Weeks 3 and 4                   Angela Darlington Spital Field continued……….. The Spital field, where burials probably linked to the medieval hospital have been found in previous years, was the focus of this year’s dig. The aim this year was to find … Continue reading →

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Castleton Dig Diary 2016

Posted on May 25, 2016 by castletonhistorical

Weeks 1 and 2 Monday May 9th dawned bright and sunny for the arrival of Colin and a lot of first-year Archaeology students in a big white van, plus a number of volunteers. The main focus for the first week … Continue reading →

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Castleton garden yields medieval drinks vessel

Posted on June 22, 2015 by castletonhistorical

Sherds of pottery found in a garden in Castleton have been identified as part of a medieval splash glazed vessel of a type last made at the end of the 13th Century. Photos & a report of this find are shown … Continue reading →

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