Angry birds
Work continues on various projects including a bed, based on one from the Oseberg ship burial, and the stone roofing for the porch of the Roman building. Meanwhile Mike has […]
Deck the halls…
For the site tours at the weekend the longhall was cleared out and the ‘Saxon’ furniture was placed inside. Keen followers of the blog may remember that two of the […]
Intense intents work
Despite the searing heat, volunteer work continued as an undercover operation this week, with work on mosaic experiments, timber preparation for a Viking bed, recutting of the large rotary quern […]
First site tour of 2021!
The site will be open for the first time in 2021 on Saturday the 3rd of July, but only for three booked tours at 10, 12 and 2. Bookings must […]
Dragons and the moon
Its a little known fact, that as the moon passes through the sky, the beasts on the longhall roof stretch out to meet it. Its all to do with the […]
Antefix fix
The final decorative antefix tiles have been made by John and added to the roof of the Roman building by Terry. They have two forms, the popular Medusa head (this […]
Clearout!
Since the return from lockdown we have undertaken a big clearout of the longhall, a reclean of all the furniture and the wooden dias and a fresh coat of linseed […]
We’re back!
Since the 14th of April the wonderful Hands on Heritage volunteers have been back at work on site. It has been great to meet everyone again and to discover that […]
Floor repair
The rammed earth floor in the Saxon longhall has stood up to wear incredibly well but in one place two unsightly indented lines developed on the borders between batches of […]
Roman stone roof
The first layers of stone tiles are added to the Roman porch. They are real ones salvaged from the excavation of a Roman villa in Somerset.
'Hands on Heritage' in the Avalon Marshes 