Activities

UPDATE 28th May 2023

The event was held as planned yesterday (27th May 2023). Many thanks to all the volunteers for all your help! As Jan states, we’re now into Phase 2 of the project, and here is Jan describing what the day was all about.

Following our very successful molehill survey, Epiacum Heritage are delighted to announce a ‘Finds Action Day’. Come and join us as we sort and clean the artefacts uncovered by our volunteers – and moles! 10am – 4pm on 27th May 2023.

For all the information on the Molehill Survey to date, check out the project page here.

We’d like to extend a huge thank you to all the volunteers that worked through all weathers during the 2023 Molehill Survey. The field work is now complete, we will now commence the analysis phase.

Thanks must also go to the AONB for funding for this project.

Here’s Jan with his closing comments.

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Day five! Well it wouldn’t be right and proper if we didn’t get at least some rain during our five day survey would it? Heavy overnight rain and continued drizzle throughout the day made conditions difficult, nevertheless we moved the survey into the area of the mansio.

Similar to yesterday, there were only a few finds, but as Jan explains, that also tells us a story.

We continue to thank all the wonderful volunteers who give up their valuable time to assist us with the survey!

In addition, a huge thank you to to AONB for funding the survey!

It’s the last couple of days of the molehill survey here at Whitley Castle (Epiacum). Today we were blessed with sunshine, but in addition, a very strong NE wind.

Finds were a little thin on the ground today (excuse the pun), so there isn’t really a ‘Find of the day’, instead here’s Jan with his summary of the activities of the day.

We continue to thank all the wonderful volunteers who give up their valuable time to assist us with the survey!