Location: Bamburgh Castle, Northumberland Dates: 21st June to 24th July Cost: Cost £280.00 per week and includes transport to and from site from campsite (accommodation booked separately). Age: Children are welcome if accompanied by an adult. Training / Experience: No experience necessary Accommodation: Available, but booked and paid for separately.
Bamburgh Castle from the air. Great Gate to the left and the castle ditch spanned by the bridge. [Image: BRP]
Bamburgh
Research Project has been excavating at Bamburgh Castle, Northumberland, UK
since 1996. The castle is one of the most stunning locations in the UK, with an
extensive archaeological legacy. In its heyday Bamburgh was the principal
palace-fortress of the early medieval Kings of Northumbria a role for which it
has become increasingly famous in recent years through Bernard Cornwell’s
Uhtred books and TV series.
The excavations this
season will be in the castle ditch at the Great Gate. We are aiming to excavate through medieval and
perhaps early medieval layers and provide a stratified dateable sequence that
will aid in interpreting the very complex layers of the west Ward. We intend
also to do a substantial survey of the Great Gate intending to better
understand its medieval form.
In addition we will be
doing extensive post excavation work on palaeoenvironmental samples and finds.