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!
Important!!
Please note due to the weather we’ve had to revise the last two dates for the Molehill survey. Please see the poster below.
Well if we thought the weather was as good as it gets yesterday, we were wrong! Sunshine and shirt sleeve order today! We’ve been blessed with some really decent conditions to continue our molehill survey of the fort and its environs.
Here’s Jan explaining what we’ve been doing today and offering us his ‘find of the day.’
We also thought it may be useful to give a little more detail on how a molehill survey is carried out, check out the short video below.
And for those who are wondering what that yellow box is that’s perched on top of a tripod? Here’s Richard to explain.
So that’s the first three days now complete, we have two further days to investigate other areas which are currently scheduled for next week.
We must of course thank all the wonderful volunteers who have worked so hard over the last three days, without you, we would never have been able to commit to this project!
Check back for more updates next week!
We all know that you can experience all four seasons in a hour up here, but we are pleased to report that today the strong winds dropped and the sun shone!
While the number of finds was not quite as plentiful as yesterday, we’ve nearly finished the interior of the Roman Fort now. Progress has been very good and our volunteers, including some children, appear to have had an enjoyable time!
Here’s Jan reporting on his ‘Find of the day.’
And just to provide evidence of blue skies!
But now, as the moon rises, it’s time for us all to get some rest and re-charge ready to do it all again tomorrow!
After a considerable amount of planning, not forgetting the gathering of appropriate permissions, our 2023 molehill survey is now underway. Funded by the AONB and with the help of volunteers, activities commenced around 9am and concluded just before 5pm. The weather was generally kind, only the odd shower, but a fierce wind meant that hats and gloves were certainly needed.
The first question people often ask is what is a molehill survey? Well here’s Dr. Jan Harding with the answer!
Unsurprisingly it’s been a very busy day, we will post more in due course but as promised, here again is Jan with his ‘Find of the day.’
Day One Gallery
Check back here tomorrow for more news!
