National Trust Archaeology
@nattrustarch.bsky.social
Sharing information about archaeology at National Trust places across England, Wales and Northern Ireland
Earlier this year, the ‘Back When’ podcast was launched.
You can join historians Helen Antrobus and James Grasby on your favourite podcast app, or the National Trust website, as they take you inside the stories of the people, places and moments that made us.
Find out more: bit.ly/3JvN0lL
You can join historians Helen Antrobus and James Grasby on your favourite podcast app, or the National Trust website, as they take you inside the stories of the people, places and moments that made us.
Find out more: bit.ly/3JvN0lL
November 14, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Earlier this year, the ‘Back When’ podcast was launched.
You can join historians Helen Antrobus and James Grasby on your favourite podcast app, or the National Trust website, as they take you inside the stories of the people, places and moments that made us.
Find out more: bit.ly/3JvN0lL
You can join historians Helen Antrobus and James Grasby on your favourite podcast app, or the National Trust website, as they take you inside the stories of the people, places and moments that made us.
Find out more: bit.ly/3JvN0lL
Start your week in Surrey!
If you're looking for some Monday morning listening why not tune in to our podcast series exploring the landscapes and monuments in the Surrey Hills:
www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/surrey...
Be sure to check out Episode 1 which features our very own James Brown!
If you're looking for some Monday morning listening why not tune in to our podcast series exploring the landscapes and monuments in the Surrey Hills:
www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/surrey...
Be sure to check out Episode 1 which features our very own James Brown!
November 10, 2025 at 11:19 AM
Start your week in Surrey!
If you're looking for some Monday morning listening why not tune in to our podcast series exploring the landscapes and monuments in the Surrey Hills:
www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/surrey...
Be sure to check out Episode 1 which features our very own James Brown!
If you're looking for some Monday morning listening why not tune in to our podcast series exploring the landscapes and monuments in the Surrey Hills:
www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/surrey...
Be sure to check out Episode 1 which features our very own James Brown!
Why not check it out to see what’s potentially hidden beneath your feet at your favourite National Trust property!
You can use the search function or the map to find out more:
heritagerecords.nationaltrust.org.uk/home
You can use the search function or the map to find out more:
heritagerecords.nationaltrust.org.uk/home
November 7, 2025 at 11:59 AM
Why not check it out to see what’s potentially hidden beneath your feet at your favourite National Trust property!
You can use the search function or the map to find out more:
heritagerecords.nationaltrust.org.uk/home
You can use the search function or the map to find out more:
heritagerecords.nationaltrust.org.uk/home
This resource holds information on nearly 100,000 archaeological sites and buildings located on, or adjacent to National Trust-owned land.
The types of features recorded include standing buildings, earthworks, buried archaeology, historic garden and parkland features, and archaeological landscapes.
The types of features recorded include standing buildings, earthworks, buried archaeology, historic garden and parkland features, and archaeological landscapes.
November 7, 2025 at 11:59 AM
This resource holds information on nearly 100,000 archaeological sites and buildings located on, or adjacent to National Trust-owned land.
The types of features recorded include standing buildings, earthworks, buried archaeology, historic garden and parkland features, and archaeological landscapes.
The types of features recorded include standing buildings, earthworks, buried archaeology, historic garden and parkland features, and archaeological landscapes.
Did you know there's a website dedicated to helping you discover more about the archaeology and heritage cared for by @nationaltrust.org.uk?
NT Heritage Records Online has been developed to promote, and provide access to, the National Trust’s archaeological and historic building database. 🧵
NT Heritage Records Online has been developed to promote, and provide access to, the National Trust’s archaeological and historic building database. 🧵
November 7, 2025 at 11:59 AM
Did you know there's a website dedicated to helping you discover more about the archaeology and heritage cared for by @nationaltrust.org.uk?
NT Heritage Records Online has been developed to promote, and provide access to, the National Trust’s archaeological and historic building database. 🧵
NT Heritage Records Online has been developed to promote, and provide access to, the National Trust’s archaeological and historic building database. 🧵
The fireplace is ornately decorated & covered in 15th- 16th century text. Throughout the rest of the house are examples of ritual protective marks, such as compass-drawn designs & taper burns 🔥
A huge thank you to @kentarchsoc & the William & Edith Oldham Charitable Trust for funding the survey.
A huge thank you to @kentarchsoc & the William & Edith Oldham Charitable Trust for funding the survey.
November 3, 2025 at 12:40 PM
The fireplace is ornately decorated & covered in 15th- 16th century text. Throughout the rest of the house are examples of ritual protective marks, such as compass-drawn designs & taper burns 🔥
A huge thank you to @kentarchsoc & the William & Edith Oldham Charitable Trust for funding the survey.
A huge thank you to @kentarchsoc & the William & Edith Oldham Charitable Trust for funding the survey.
Vallance actively 'collected' both structural elements & interiors to add to the house - one of these was the fireplace in the Great Hall. The fireplace is recorded to have originally been located at the George, an inn or hotel at 31 High Street Sittingbourne.
November 3, 2025 at 12:40 PM
Vallance actively 'collected' both structural elements & interiors to add to the house - one of these was the fireplace in the Great Hall. The fireplace is recorded to have originally been located at the George, an inn or hotel at 31 High Street Sittingbourne.
We're delighted to be working with MJC-Associates to record the graffiti & inscriptions at Stoneacre. The house is a medieval timber-framed building, with many later alterations to the fabric, including those undertaken by Aymer Vallance, who presented the house to the National Trust in 1928.
November 3, 2025 at 12:40 PM
We're delighted to be working with MJC-Associates to record the graffiti & inscriptions at Stoneacre. The house is a medieval timber-framed building, with many later alterations to the fabric, including those undertaken by Aymer Vallance, who presented the house to the National Trust in 1928.
The National Trust’s oldest nature reserve, Wicken Fen, is said to be haunted by the Lantern Men, evil spirits whose lights flicker across the marshes and lure people to a watery grave.
October 31, 2025 at 10:13 AM
The National Trust’s oldest nature reserve, Wicken Fen, is said to be haunted by the Lantern Men, evil spirits whose lights flicker across the marshes and lure people to a watery grave.
The Treasurer's House in York is full of phantoms, from marching Roman military figures to the cat that haunts the café, or the smell of cigar smoke from a previous owner who checks on his beloved home.
October 31, 2025 at 10:13 AM
The Treasurer's House in York is full of phantoms, from marching Roman military figures to the cat that haunts the café, or the smell of cigar smoke from a previous owner who checks on his beloved home.
At Dunster Castle in Somerset, floating lights, a man in green and dungeon skeletons found chained together are some of the strange encounters reported.
October 31, 2025 at 10:13 AM
At Dunster Castle in Somerset, floating lights, a man in green and dungeon skeletons found chained together are some of the strange encounters reported.
We've partnered with Essex Place Services to offer a practical, 3-day building recording course in May 2026 at Knole, focusing on the Garden Wall to create a stone-by-stone record. The course includes a tour of Lord Sackville's Private Garden: www.placeservices.co.uk/conservation...
#CPD #Training
#CPD #Training
October 30, 2025 at 3:45 PM
We've partnered with Essex Place Services to offer a practical, 3-day building recording course in May 2026 at Knole, focusing on the Garden Wall to create a stone-by-stone record. The course includes a tour of Lord Sackville's Private Garden: www.placeservices.co.uk/conservation...
#CPD #Training
#CPD #Training
Find out about events near you on our website:
www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/whats-...
www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/whats-...
October 28, 2025 at 10:02 AM
Find out about events near you on our website:
www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/whats-...
www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/whats-...
In the lead up to Halloween, there are plenty of chances to learn more about the darker side of some of the places in the care of the National Trust! 🎃 👻
Image description: The silhouette of Corfe Castle in the dawn mist ©National Trust Images/David Sellman
Image description: The silhouette of Corfe Castle in the dawn mist ©National Trust Images/David Sellman
October 28, 2025 at 10:02 AM
In the lead up to Halloween, there are plenty of chances to learn more about the darker side of some of the places in the care of the National Trust! 🎃 👻
Image description: The silhouette of Corfe Castle in the dawn mist ©National Trust Images/David Sellman
Image description: The silhouette of Corfe Castle in the dawn mist ©National Trust Images/David Sellman
In his latest podcast, @sirtonyrobinson.bsky.social is digging up the secrets of Sutton Hoo.
He's joined by Professor Martin Carver and Laura Howarth, Sutton Hoo's Archaeology & Engagement Manager.
Listen now: rebrand.ly/SirTonyRobin...
📸: National Trust Images/James Dobson
@nationaltrust.org.uk
He's joined by Professor Martin Carver and Laura Howarth, Sutton Hoo's Archaeology & Engagement Manager.
Listen now: rebrand.ly/SirTonyRobin...
📸: National Trust Images/James Dobson
@nationaltrust.org.uk
October 27, 2025 at 9:36 AM
In his latest podcast, @sirtonyrobinson.bsky.social is digging up the secrets of Sutton Hoo.
He's joined by Professor Martin Carver and Laura Howarth, Sutton Hoo's Archaeology & Engagement Manager.
Listen now: rebrand.ly/SirTonyRobin...
📸: National Trust Images/James Dobson
@nationaltrust.org.uk
He's joined by Professor Martin Carver and Laura Howarth, Sutton Hoo's Archaeology & Engagement Manager.
Listen now: rebrand.ly/SirTonyRobin...
📸: National Trust Images/James Dobson
@nationaltrust.org.uk
We're excited to be working with Wealden Archaeology Group at Scotney Castle! During October, the team has been undertaking GPR survey to learn more about the lost buildings depicted on 18th-early 19th century plans, to the west of the Old Castle.
heritagerecords.nationaltrust.org.uk/HBSMR/MonRec...
heritagerecords.nationaltrust.org.uk/HBSMR/MonRec...
October 20, 2025 at 9:08 AM
We're excited to be working with Wealden Archaeology Group at Scotney Castle! During October, the team has been undertaking GPR survey to learn more about the lost buildings depicted on 18th-early 19th century plans, to the west of the Old Castle.
heritagerecords.nationaltrust.org.uk/HBSMR/MonRec...
heritagerecords.nationaltrust.org.uk/HBSMR/MonRec...
📣 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.
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.
October 13, 2025 at 9:02 AM
📣 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.
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.
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.🏺
#community #archaeology #roman
The objects will be on display in 2026.🏺
October 9, 2025 at 8:51 AM
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.🏺
#community #archaeology #roman
The objects will be on display in 2026.🏺
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 🏺
#archaeology 🏺
October 9, 2025 at 8:51 AM
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 🏺
#archaeology 🏺
*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
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
October 9, 2025 at 8:51 AM
*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
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
"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
@nationaltrust.org.uk @midsandeastnt.bsky.social
October 7, 2025 at 11:27 AM
"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
@nationaltrust.org.uk @midsandeastnt.bsky.social
"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."
October 7, 2025 at 11:27 AM
"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."
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." 🧵
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." 🧵
October 7, 2025 at 11:27 AM
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." 🧵
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." 🧵
"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."
October 7, 2025 at 9:04 AM
"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."
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...
www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/sussex...
October 6, 2025 at 2:53 PM
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...
www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/sussex...