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Site name: Acton Trussell
Location: Nr Stafford, Staffs
Period: Iron Age and Roman
Synopsis: Excavation of Roman villa and Iron Age settlement
Planned work: Excavation/geophysics survey
Number of volunteers (Total allowed per day): Up to 6 per day
Fee (To participate): n/a
Main contact: Tony Habberley
Telephone: 01902 738306
Email: pvag@lineone.net
Other details: n/a
Website: website.lineone.net/~pvag
Site name: Avonfields
Location: Keynsham, North East Somerset
Period: n/a
Synopsis: Romano British settlement salvage
Planned work: Excavation
Number of volunteers (Total allowed per day): Up to 15 per day
Fee (To participate): n/a
Main contact: Barbara Lowe
Telephone: 0117 986 3510
Email: n/a
Other details: n/a
Website: n/a
Site name: Avonsfield
Location: Keynsham
Period: Romano-British
Synopsis: Spoil-heap containing artefacts from a Romano-British settlement. Suitable clothing needed: stout boots or wellies, though gloves, small coal shovel, trowel essential. 15 mins walk to nearest toilet / refreshments
Planned work: Salvage excavation work, trowelling rough and stony ground
Number of volunteers (Total allowed per day): The first 14 applicants only
Fee (To participate): Free
Main contact: B.J Lowe
Telephone: Only Monday 16th June between 6pm and 7pm: 0117986 3510
Email: n/a
Other details: n/a
Website: n/a
Site name: Bamburgh
Location: Nr Berwick upon Tweed
Period: Iron Age to Modern
Synopsis: Medieval castle outworks
Planned work: Excavation and finds processing
Number of volunteers (Total allowed per day): Up to 10 per day
Fee (To participate): n/a
Main contact: Paul Gething
Telephone: 01904 330727 / 07957 611805
Email: paulgething@bamburghresearchproject.co.uk
Other details: n/a
Website: n/a
Site name: Banstread
Location: Banstead, Surrey
Period: Multi period, mainly Bronze Age
Synopsis: Neolithic or Bronze Age settlement site with a large quantity of flint tools
Planned work: Excavation
Number of volunteers (Total allowed per day): Up to 20 per day
Fee (To participate): £10 per half day
Main contact: Stella Hill / Peter Harp
Telephone: 01737 356039
Email: stellahill@nutwood66.fsnet.co.uk
Other details: Over 16s only
Website: n/a
Site name: Barrhouse
Location: Neilston, Nr Glasgow
Period: Post medieval
Synopsis: To consolidate remains of post medieval 'long' farmhouse
Planned work: Excavation
Number of volunteers (Total allowed per day): unlimited
Fee (To participate): No
Main contact: Bruce Henry
Telephone: 0141 881 4958
Email: n/a
Other details: n/a
Website: www.rlhf.info
Site name: Billown
Location: Castletown, Isle of Man
Period: Neolithic and Iron Age
Synopsis: Iron Age industrial site
Planned work: Excavation
Number of volunteers (Total allowed per day): Up to 20 per day
Fee (To participate): n/a
Main contact: Louise Pearson
Telephone: 01202 595415
Email: lpearson@bournemouth.ac.uk
Other details: In association with Manx National Heritage
Website: n/a
Site name: The Butser Ancient Farm Trust
Location: Butser Ancient Farm, Chalton Lane, Chalton, Waterlooville, Hampshire GU31 5SP
Period: Roman/Iron age
Synopsis: Butser Ancient Farm is a replica of the sort of farm which would have existed in the British Iron Age circa 300 BC. Founded in 1972, it moved to its present site at Bascomb Copse in 1991. The farm has buildings, structures, animals and crops of the kind that existed at that time. It is much more than a museum though. It is essentially a large open air laboratory where research into the Iron Age and Roman periods goes on using the methods and materials which were available at that time, and also by applying modern science to ancient problems.
Planned work: Excavation
Number of volunteers (Total allowed per day): The Trust is going to allow visitors the chance to 'have a go' in their test pit (under close expert supervision) on an ad hoc basis - the length of time anyone can dig being dependant on the number of people wishing to participate. No bookable slots, no guarantees.
Fee (To participate): Adults £5, children £2, concessions £4, open 10am - 5pm
Main contact: Christine Shaw
Telephone: 023 9259 8838
Email: butser@ntlworld.com
Other details: n/a
Website: www.butser.org.uk
Site name: Chirbury
Location: Chirbury village, Shropshire (near Welshpool)
Period: Medieval
Synopsis: Chirbury village was the site of an Anglo-Saxon burgh (fortification) and early church. In the medieval period, the church was a focus of an Augustinian priory. This ongoing landscape and village research project will be our third season at Chirbury; the last season produced some interesting results.
Planned work: The weekend will concentrate on training and excavation.
Number of volunteers (Total allowed per day): 10
Fee (To participate): £40 for the weekend.
Main contact: Roger Cooper
Telephone: 0121 414 1731
Email: SAParch@hotmail.com
Other details: n/a
Website: www.portharch.co.uk
Site name: Confidential!
Location: Nr Taunton, Somerset
Period: Iron Age, Roman
Synopsis: Iron Age enclosure
Planned work: Excavation
Number of volunteers (Total allowed per day): Up to 5 (the site is only open on Sunday)
Fee (To participate): n/a
Main contact: Phil Marter
Telephone: n/a
Email: p.marter@wkac.ac.uk
Other details: Sunday only
Website: n/a
Site name: Daer Valley
Location: Biggar, South Lanarkshire
Period: Bronze Age
Synopsis: In pursuit of Bronze Age cemetery
Planned work: Excavation
Number of volunteers (Total allowed per day): unlimited
Fee (To participate): n/a
Main contact: Margaret Brown
Telephone: 01899 221050 (office hours only)
Email: n/a
Other details: n/a
Website: www.biggar-net.co.uk/museums/museums.htm
Site name: Farley Chamberlyne
Location: Between Winchester & Romsey, Hampshire
Period: Saxon & Medieval
Synopsis: Potential site of DMV and Medieval Manor House
Planned work: Test-pits, finds-processing and possibly limited field-walking
Number of volunteers (Total allowed per day): 20
Fee (To participate): Free unless wanting to camp
Main contact: Wendy McKenna
Telephone: 01794 514049
Email: unsteddie_eddie@btopenworld.com
Other details: n/a
Website: n/a
Site name: Firhill Road Sports Ground
Location: Lewisham, London
Period: Roman
Synopsis: On the line of the London Lewes Roman road
Planned work: Excavation, introduction to surveying, finds processing, environmental processing
Number of volunteers (Total allowed per day): Up to 25 per day
Fee (To participate): £10 per day
Main contact: Louise Rayner
Telephone: 020 7631 6631
Email: l.rayner@bbk.ac.uk
Other details: Proper accredited training excavation, please contact to find out about everything from taster-days to week-long courses; limited availability remaining
Website: n/a
Site name: Flag Fen: Bronze Age site and Bronze Age centre
Location: Peterborough
Period: Bronze Age
Synopsis: Waterlogged site with remains of a wooden causeway and platform. Occupation nearby.
Planned work: No excavation. Instead other archaeological activities including recording and surveying.
Number of volunteers (Total allowed per day): No limit
Fee (To participate): £4 adults, £3 children. 20% discount for English heritage members. Members of a Young Archaeologists Club go free with paying adult.
Main contact: Toby Fox / Susan Foster
Telephone: 01733 313414
Email: office@flagfen.com
Other details: n/a
Website: www.flagfen.com
Site name: Frocester
Location: Nr Stroud
Period: Bronze Age, Iron Age and Roman
Synopsis: Iron age, Romano British, villa precinct
Planned work: Excavation
Number of volunteers (Total allowed per day): Up to 15 per day
Fee (To participate): No
Main contact: Eddie Price
Telephone: 01453 821203
Email: n/a
Other details: n/a
Website: www.gadarg.org.uk
Site name: Garshall Green
Location: Stone, Nr Stafford
Period: Post medieval
Synopsis: C17-18 domestic site with abundant finds
Planned work: Excavation
Number of volunteers (Total allowed per day): unlimited
Fee (To participate): £15 which gives you membership of the Stoke on-Trent Museum Archaeological Society
Main contact: Helen Outram
Telephone: 01782 513589
Email: n/a
Other details: Site only open on Sunday, Over 16 years of age only
Website: www..stoke.gov.uk/museums/pmag/archaeology/archsoc.htm
Site Name: Oyne
Location: Nr Insh, Aberdeenshire
Period: Iron Age
Synopsis: An Iron Age reconstruction site.
Planned work: Basic archaeological training including surveying and drawing and some excavation.
Number of volunteers (Total allowed per day): Phone for details
Fee (To participate): Phone for details
Main contact: Camilla Priede
Telephone: 01464 851 500
Email: n/a
Other details: n/a
Website: www.archaeolink.co.uk
Site name: Rocky Clump
Location: Brighton, Sussex
Period: Romano-British
Synopsis: Iron Age/Roman Settlement
Planned work: Excavation and geophysics
Number of volunteers (Total allowed per day): Up to 20 per day
Fee (To participate): n/a but donations appreciated
Main contact: John Funnell
Telephone: 01273 607127 (evenings only)
Email: information@brightonarch.org.uk
Other details: n/a
Website: www.brightonarch.org.uk
Site name: Sandwell
Location: Chirbury, West Shropshire
Period: n/a
Synopsis: Site of Augustinian Priory
Planned work: Excavation
Number of volunteers (Total allowed per day): unlimited
Fee (To participate): £20 per day
Main contact: Roger Cooper
Telephone: 0121 414 1731
Email: SAParch@hotmail.com
Other details: Over 16's only
Website: n/a
Site name: South Stanmore Farm
Location: Beedon, Berkshire
Period: Early Iron Age to Roman
Synopsis: Middle Iron Age settlement and Roman buildings
Planned work: Excavation
Number of volunteers (Total allowed per day): Up to 6 people per day
Fee (To participate): £10 to join as member
Main contact: Victor Pocock
Telephone: 01635 247617
Email: n/a
Other details: n/a
Website: www.beedon.ik.org
Site name: tbc
Location: West Kent
Period: tbc
Synopsis: tbc
Planned work: Excavation
Number of volunteers (Total allowed per day): unlimited
Fee (To participate): No
Main contact: Brian Philp
Telephone: 020 8462 4737
Email: n/a
Other details: n/a
Website: n/a
Site name: The New Barns Project
Location: Between Colvend and Sandy Hills, South West Scotland
Period: Iron Age
Synopsis: Excavating two Iron Age settlements
Planned work: Excavation
Number of volunteers (Total allowed per day): Up to 50 per day
Fee (To participate): No, but donations appreciated
Main contact: Mrs EJ Penman
Telephone: 01556 680478
Email: maxwell@fast24.co.uk
Other details: n/a
Website: www.sat.org.uk
Site name: Thundery Hill
Location: Farnham, Surrey
Period: Romano British & WWII
Synopsis: To prove existence of Roman road
Planned work: Excavation
Number of volunteers (Total allowed per day): Up to 20 per day
Fee (To participate): £10 to join the north East Hants Historical and Archaeological Society
Main contact: Dr Richard Whaley
Telephone: 01252 584115
Email: n/a
Other details: Participants need to bring their own builder's trowel
Website: www.hants.gov.uk/nehhas
Site name: Upper Row Farm
Location: Nr Frome, Somerset
Period: Medieval
Synopsis: Deserted medieval settlement with ruins
Planned work: Excavation and geophysics surveys
Number of volunteers (Total allowed per day): unlimited
Fee (To participate): No fee but donation appreciated
Main contact: Jayne Lawes
Telephone: 01761 431741
Email: jlawes@supanet.com
Other details: Site only open on Saturdays
Website: www.bacas.org.uk
Site name: Walmsley Park
Location: Ince-In-Makerfield
Period: Roman
Synopsis: Roman Road. Aim: to discover the line of the Roman road through Manchester to Wigan
Planned work: Excavation and recording
Number of volunteers (Total allowed per day): 6 to 7
Fee (To participate): Free
Main contact: Bill Aldridge
Telephone: 01772 645 457
Email: b.aldridge@blueyonder.co.uk
Other details: (also Sunday 22 June)
Website: n/a
Site name: Welford
Location: Outside Market Harborough, Leicestershire
Period: Early 19th century
Synopsis: Industrial site: lime kilns
Planned work: Excavation and recording
Number of volunteers (Total allowed per day): 15
Fee (To participate): Free
Main contact: Les Jones
Telephone: 01858 880040
Email: n/a
Other details: n/a
Website: n/a
Site name: Weston Farm
Location: Biggar, South Lanarkshire
Period: Mesolithic
Synopsis: Hunter gatherer site
Planned work: Excavation
Number of volunteers (Total allowed per day): unlimited
Fee (To participate): n/a
Main contact: Margaret Brown
Telephone: 01899 221050 (office hours only)
Email: n/a
Other details: n/a
Website: www.biggar-net.co.uk/museums/museums.htm
Site name: Whitegates
Location: Rushton, Northants
Period: Romano British
Synopsis: Romano British bath house
Planned work: Excavation
Number of volunteers (Total allowed per day): Up to 6 people
Fee (To participate): No
Main contact: Bruce Hardy
Telephone: 01536 791077
Email: bshardy90@hotmail.com
Other details: Site only open on Sunday
Website: n/a
Site name: Wolverton Secret Garden Villas Project
Location: Milton Keynes
Period: Victorian / Edwardian
Synopsis: Excavation to locate villas
Planned work: Excavation
Number of volunteers (Total allowed per day): Phone for further details
Fee (To participate): Free
Main contact: Denise Ilett
Telephone: 01908 316749
Email: n/a
Other details: n/a
Website: www.btinternet.com/~wolverton.heritage
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