Beasts for the longhall
Some more beastly carvings for the longhall have been created by Mike, Kath and Neil, based on some of the inhabitants of Anglo-Saxon manuscripts.
Category Archives: Saxon
Christmas celebration
Many thanks to everyone who turned out for the Xmas do for 2019. We just managed to fit in the longhall. Lots of things have been achieved over the last […]
Floored
The final top dressing of the earth floor has been laid in the main room of the longhall. Its now a lot easier to clean than before. We are experimenting […]
Beastly infestation
An infestation of beasts has been noted hovering around the longhall. Blame appears to be due to a group of itinerant wood carvers. Pest control have unhelpfully informed us that […]
Floor recipes
Work on the top dressing of the Saxon longhall floor continues, with a recipe of clay subsoil (sieved), sand, lime, hay, milk and eggs (sometimes just the whites if we […]
Thirsty Viking boat
As winter approached, the Viking trading ship, ‘The Walrus‘, was looking quite dried out after a long summer. A touch of linseed oil worked wonders. Elsewhere the top floor coat […]
Starting at floor level
The top coat of the rammed earth floor is being developed in the longhall. Recipe: 2 barrows of sieved clay subsoil, one barrow of sand, 2 buckets of lime, an […]
Carvings, gallows and stone
More carvings are underway for the Saxon longhall, based on manuscript images. To inspire quick work, a gallows has been erected against the Roman building to punish laggards. It will […]
Vikings arrive!
The open day with Vikings was a great success with around 600 people attending.
Sprucing up
A big push was made to tidy up the site for the July open day. The longhall was fitted out with the new furniture and the ceiling in the Roman […]
'Hands on Heritage' in the Avalon Marshes 