Yorkshire

We have investigated a number of archaeological sites and landscapes in the Yorkshire region. Below are a few examples of our recent work.
  • Man standing in prehistoric stone house on Yockenthwaite Moor
    A 2000-year old settlement high on Yockenthwaite Moor has been investigated and surveyed. Find out more about the unusual house remains....
  • Reconstruction of the village's church, now an elegantruin.
    Wharram Percy in North Yorkshire is Europe's most famous deserted medieval village. Our research has shed new light on the remains that have seen 40 years of excavations.
  • A close examination of the garden wall.
    Members of Leeds Archaeology Group set out expecting to find remains of a medieval village. What they actually found was not quite so old, but more remarkable: a lost garden dating to 1694.
  • Rievaulx Abbey is a short walk from its farm at Griff.
    Rievaulx Abbey's 'grange' farm at Griff in North Yorkshire was the agricultural engine that drove the monastery's rise to wealth and power. It lies within the North York Moors National Park and is accessible to the public.
  • The Kilburn White Horse, created in 1857.
    Sutton Bank is home to Kilburn White Horse, the North Yorkshire glider club, and a giant Iron Age hillfort, which surrounds both these modern monuments. The fort lies within the North York Moors National Park and is accessible to the public.
  • A 'pit alignment' boundary, perhaps dating to before 2000 BC.
    Ebberston Low Moor in the North York Moors National Park is so remote that a unique complex of prehistoric boundaries remained undiscovered until very recently. Our detailed investigation is of national importance in understanding a puzzling phenomenon.
  • All the residents of Boltby got involved in the fieldwork, and loved it!
    Residents of the tiny village of Boltby in North Yorkshire came together to try to understand the history of their village. We helped them find the village's lost manor.
  • Recording alum works on the Yorkshire coast.
    The mining of alum to produce a dye fixer began in the 17th century and is regarded as Britain's earliest 'chemical industry'. We are working to understand several vast sites on the north-east coast before they are lost forever to the sea.

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