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Cawood Castle Garth events
Location: North Yorkshire
In March 2005, volunteers from Cawood undertook a number of geophysical surveys on the Garth with the assistance of a group of post-graduate students from the Archaeology Department of the University of York.
A large underground team also gave a helping hand...! Across the whole of the Garth site, a great many molehills are commonly in evidence. On a scheduled ancient monuments such as this, moles can burrow where humans are not permitted to investigate. Consequently, we decided to make the most of the opportunity this presented by holding a molehill sifting day with children from Cawood School assisted by Emma Waterton, our facilitator.
The children plotted the location of a group of the molehills and then sifted the loose soil, bagging and labelling finds for later evaluation. A lot of ceramic building materials were found, particularly in earthworks close to the pond in the centre of the site. We aim to extend the survey soon to see what other treasures the moles have unearthed.
There will shortly be further opportunities for local people to become involved in the project. Here are just a few examples of what we plan to do in the near future- More molehill surveys
- Further geophysical surveys
- An earthwork survey
- An ecological survey
- An access audit
- An A to Z of Cawood
We are also in the process of producing two videos of the Garth. The first will outline its history while the second will illustrate the site and its wildlife through the changing seasons. In addition, we will be filming a lot of our project work.
27 August 2006
Cawood Craft Festival
Venue: Cawood, North Yorkshire
Our Fourth exhibition and various other activities will take place during the Cawood Craft Festival weekend (27 - 29 August 2006). More information in due course.
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