Roundhouse thatching
After a long break we can begin thatching the roundhouse roof again. This winter has been so wet that our friends at the RSPB Ham Wall nature reserve have been […]
After a long break we can begin thatching the roundhouse roof again. This winter has been so wet that our friends at the RSPB Ham Wall nature reserve have been […]
The last of the old stock of water reed has now been used up on the lowest eave level of the Iron Age roundhouse. Soon we will be able to […]
For the last two Wednesdays the team have been experimenting with differing ways of attaching thatch to the roundhouse porch. There is always a danger with such work that the […]
Another busy week, continuing work on the roundhouse roof, the legs of the Roman table and a circle of waves on the Roman mosaic.
At long last, seven years of dedicated effort by the hands on heritage volunteers (aka Axe Club) has brought us to the day when we can finally let the public […]
Between the site tours, work continues by the volunteers every week, adding more details to the site. Vikings and peasants have arrived on the mural in the longhall, fresh wattlework […]
Pre Christmas activity included a trip to the lovely woods at Shipham, managed by the Somerset Wildlife Trust. SWT’s Chris Eyles was kindly helping us to gather coppice material to […]
Work has started on the renewal of the roundhouse after the destruction of the partly built mark1 version in the winter storms. The use of relatively small willow posts for […]
There once was a partly built replica Iron Age roundhouse. Then there was a storm, or two, and the roundhouse vanished, leaving just a doorway to nowhere (which is also […]
The Avalon Archaeology Park has suffered a dreadful attack by two vandals who can only be named as Eunice and Franklin, due to their young age (a few days old). […]