30th June – 26th July 2024 (4 weeks)
Join us this summer for our 2024 excavation season at the world famous Bamburgh Castle.
We will be continuing our excavation and survey on and around the outworks at St Oswald’s Gate; the latest chapter in our investigations of this fabulous multiphase site whose history spans at least 3000 years. The dig will run for four weeks from the end of June to late July 2024, starting Sunday 30th June.
You can find out more about our field school by visiting our Archaeology Field School 2024 page on our website.
If you are ready to book a place please head straight to our Booking Details page.
We also aim to offer two separate post-excavation focussed weeks this year as well. Keep an eye out for more details on what these will involve soon.
Where will we be working this season?
We have had three really good seasons on this site already and made some fascinating discoveries – such as the surviving stone arch into what must be the well-room at the base of the Tower of Elmund’s Well. This year we aim to finally find the base of the tower and the well itself. In addition we will begin to survey the mounds to the landward side of the outworks that may be a siege castle dating back to 1095 AD. It promises to be a very exciting season!
If you want to read up on the history of this area of the castle, how it relates to the other areas of excavation, and what we have discovered to date, take a look at our Bamburgh Castle: St Oswald’s Gate website page and look back on the blog entries here from previous seasons.
We welcome people from all ages and backgrounds
We are lucky to be able to welcome to the dig people of all ages and backgrounds, not just students of archaeology, and we feel that this makes for a friendly and welcoming team and a fun experience.
If anyone is interested but worries that mobility or other issues might be problematic then do get in touch with us via the Contact us page on the website and we will do as much as we can to accommodate you.
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