Saxon mural
The mural of Alfred and the Vikings on the longhall wall is coming along nicely too. If you live in Somerset, see if you can find your location on the […]
Category Archives: Saxon
Oseberg/Gokstad bed replica
A replica has been made of a bed based on the evidence from the Oseberg and Gokstad ship burials in Norway for the back room in the Saxon longhall. Why […]
Busy, busy, busy
Lots has been going on over the last few weeks, finishing the rammed earth floor in the longhall backroom, making the last joints in the Viking bed, steadily progressing with […]
Golden Gospel Arch complete
Mike has finished his final carving to complete the arch formed by the larger upright posts in the longhall. The beastly images are based on marginal details from an early […]
Roundhouse renewal
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 […]
Smartening up
Stage 2 of the site tidying work has transformed the weedy mess at the back of the Bulleid andGray hut into a neat storage area, fit for Steve and Nic’s […]
Beastly stuff
Mike’s latest carving has made its appearance in the longhall. One last one is needed to finish the decoration of the timber ‘arch’ inside. The replica Oseberg ship burial bed […]
King Alfred’s Cakes
Very appropriately, the fungus known as King Alfred’s Cakes (Daldinia concentrica) has been found on some decaying wood nar the longhall. Cheekily named after the monarch’s legendary absent minded cake […]
Speed painting award
Another good week of achievement by the volunteer group, attacking the messier parts of the site and undertaking the usual impressive array of different arts and crafts activities – wood […]
Gone to the dogs
The Saxon longhall has gone to the dogs this week. The latest fantastic carving by Mike arrived and was installed on the main beam between the doorways. Like the carvings […]
Avalon Marshes 'Hands on Heritage' 