Monday, 16th September Further excavation of subsoil was carried out in Trench J on a lovely sunny morning, revealing a layer of pinkish-grey clay underneath some large cobbles at the SE end of the trench. The ash pit feature at the NW end of the trench was further outlined. Tomorrow this feature will be further
Forty years! That’s how long the Archaeology group has been digging into Pendle’s past. Quite an achievement, and there is more to come. The group started out in the Middle Ages investigating the origins of what is now the Pendle Heritage Centre, and it looks like we are back there again with our latest explorations.
With the threat of rain, four intrepid archaeologists made one last visit to the site. The trench was cleaned before photographing. As a result of the previous night’s rain, the differences within the trench were more visible. There is an area of stone and quartz in the trench, which could be interpreted as a collapsed
Day 3 This afternoon on site was windy and cold but sunny. Just the right conditions for lots of enthusiastic trowelling! After removing around half a tonne of soil, the layout of the trench is become clearer. Work will continue tomorrow to try to define the stone feature. We will also explore the south western
Trench 8 Day 1 On a dry and sunny day, with spectacular views of the areas around, Trench 8 (2m x 3m) was opened to continue investigating an anomaly identified on a geophysical survey in 2018. The turf and top soil were removed by heavy trowelling. Few finds came out of this context. This is
As the mist lifted, Calf Hill continued to cling on to its secrets for the last day of the current dig. The dark soil was removed from the south of the trench. It seemed to run underneath Context 2, on top of the cobbled surface.The stone features were cleaned, photographed and lifted. The feature in
Trench 6 extension The second day of the dig took place on a hot summer’s day. Although this resulted in the day being shortened, a lot of work was completed in the southern part of the trench. The decision was made to extend the trench to reveal more of the stone feature. Typically, the spoil
Trench 6 extension On an uncharacteristically fine and sunny day, the group returned to Calf Hill to continue investigating the track/road. Specific questions being asked were ‘How wide is the road’ and ‘What date is the road?’. Trench 6 (see Calf Hill Season 2 Part 1 Day 3 29/5/19) was located and an extension trench
The sunshine finally made an appearance on the last day of the current dig. The group worked hard to solve the riddle of the trench. Context 3 consisted of a surface of stones of varying sizes. In the west of the trench the stone seemed more compact. However, on investigation it was found that Context
Mist and drizzle welcomed us to Calf Hill for the second day of digging. Work was continued in Trench 7, working through Context 1 and Context 2. The grass roots were removed from the centre and east of the trench by light mattocking. Following this the trench was trowelled until Context 2 began to be
27th July 2019 Trench 7 Clouds, showers and increasingly heavy rain accompanied the start of our summer dig on Calf Hill. Trench 7 (2m x 6m) was opened to investigate an anomaly identified on a geophysical survey in 2018. Following removal of the turf, the group worked on trowelling Context 1. The trench showed differences