DerbyshireArchaeology

derbyshirearch.bsky.social

20 August 2025 16:49

A blurry photo, but nice playing card corners - Roman fort, right? A planning application this year and trenching confirmed some real features - no finds though. The developer redesigned to avoid the 'fort'. Then the radiocarbon dates came back .... medieval ... and Anglo-Saxon. I love my job!

Chris Seddon

chrisseddon.bsky.social

23 July 2025 15:50

Never come across this one. Do love it up around Birchover though, and there seems to be footpaths right up to it, so will have a wander next time we're up there. If you squint and cross your fingers, you can maybe make out the western causeway leading up to Castle Ring.

DerbyshireArchaeology

derbyshirearch.bsky.social

12 July 2025 21:35

I once had a consultation from the British Museum on an export licence for a 'prehistoric Derbyshire standing stone' someone had bought at auction from abroad - when I looked at the photos it was a gatepost 😀

DerbyshireArchaeology

derbyshirearch.bsky.social

08 July 2025 22:41

And yes, wouldn't a project be great? Maybe a good PhD for somebody

DerbyshireArchaeology

derbyshirearch.bsky.social

08 July 2025 17:07

I think some might originate from the church in Old Glossop, some might be 18th-19th century around the 'druidic revival' and someone once told me that a local was knocking them out quite recently and putting them in walls! There is a wider tradition in northern England too.