Following this summer’s excavations in search of the lost medieval manor, this autumn we will be back in Crowcombe to continue our programme of Village Test Pitting. On the weekend of 8th and 9th of October, along with archaeologists from Past Participate, we will be helping local residents dig small Read more…
A circular historical walk between the Norman castles of Nether Stowey and Stogursey along the Castles and Coast Way. As part of The Quantock Hills Walking Festival this walk will also be taking in Stogursey Mill and St Andrews Church, a former Benedictine Priory. This event is being led by Read more…
Would you like to take part in our next archaeological excavation? This summer, together with archaeologists from Context One Heritage & Archaeology, we will be undertaking a major archaeological excavation in the grounds of Crowcombe Court. Crowcombe’s original manor house is believed to have originated in the 13th century but Read more…
In October, residents of Bicknoller were invited to join QLPS volunteers and professional archaeologists from Past Participate in a programme of archaeological test-pitting across the village. Test-Pitting involves local residents digging 1m excavations in their own gardens and recording them archaeologically. It is a well-used technique for both engaging communities Read more…
Dowsborough Hillfort is arguably the most impressive of the many prehistoric monuments on the Quantock Hills. Believed to date from the first millennium BC, Dowsborough occupies a striking vantage point with spectacular views across the Severn Estuary; the defensive bank and ditch earthworks which enclose the site remain imposing to Read more…
Perhaps one of the most exciting historic heritage projects that the QLPS is undertaking is a LiDAR survey of the entire LPS area as part of our ’Understanding the Landscape’ project. Following specialist training provided for us by Historic England, the results of the survey are now being analysed by Read more…
In conjunction with archivists from the South West Heritage Trust (SWHT), we are looking to catalogue and research a huge amount of archive material relating to the Quantock Hills AONB, much of which has never been previously investigated. In common with most County Records Centres, the SWHT has a backlog of archival material, stored in document Read more…
After much delay, the QLPS launched our community archaeology project, Understanding the Landscape, with a two-week excavation on the top of Cothelstone Hill. The aim of the dig was to try to confirm the age of a ‘cross-ridge dyke’, an earthwork bank and ditch which runs for some 280m, roughly Read more…
