Field Visits
Field Visit: Bampton Town and Motte
BamptonField Visit: Bampton Town and Motte Guided tour from the Heritage Centre around the town. After lunch a visit to the motte with Bob Higham. Cost for guided tour £2.50 per person (proceeds to the Heritage Centre).
Field Visit: Sherborne, Dorset
SherborneSherborne with John Allan – a look at the Abbey, almshouses, town and castle. Whole day event: travel by coach, with pick-ups from Exeter bus station & Cullompton services (on request). Cost of coach: based on 20 travelling, approximately £19 per person.
Field Visit: Kent’s Cavern and Torquay Museum
Kent's Cavern 91 Ilsham Road, Torquay, United KingdomFULLY BOOKED With Professor Paul Pettitt. Visit to the cave in the morning, then on to Torquay Museum after lunch, including special access to the finds stores to see excavated material from the site. 24 people maximum
Field Visit: Merrivale prehistoric settlement, Dartmoor
Merrivale, Dartmoor Princetown, Yelverton, Devon, United Kingdomwith Henrietta Quinnell and Debbie Griffiths This complex of monuments includes hut circles, stone rows, a small stone circle and a medieval apple-crusher stone, as well as a nearby reave. Access: the site lies not very far from a road, so not too much walking to reach it, though there are features spread over …
Field visit: Martinhoe Beacon and Old Burrow, Exmoor
Roman ‘signal stations/fortlets’ on Exmoor, with Prof Valerie Maxfield. Travel: By coach (numbers and access permitting). Please don’t forget that it is essential that you contact Denise Allen before all trips to register interest or make a firm booking, as numbers need to be managed. email: Denise Allen; or telephone: 07903 887525
Field Visit (90th anniversary event): Summer Picnic at Hembury hillfort, Honiton
Hembury Hill Broadhembury, HonitonHembury hillfort; archaeological guidance by Dr Eileen Wilkes and Frances Griffith. A summer Picnic with superb views Recent work has transformed the appearance of this important site, comprising an Iron Age hill fort overlying a Neolithic causewayed enclosure. Please don’t forget that it is essential that you contact Denise Allen before all trips to register …
Field Visit: Frithelstock Priory and St Michaels and All Angels Church
Great TorringtonFrithelstock Priory and St Michaels and All Angels Church, Great Torrington Visit led by John Allan. By coach. Please don’t forget that it is essential that you contact Denise Allen before all trips to register interest or make a firm booking, as numbers need to be managed. email: Denise Allen; or telephone: 07903 887525
Field Visit: Okehampton Castle and Lydford Castle and Norman ring-work
Okehampton and LydfordOkehampton Castle and Lydford Castle and Norman ring-work Visits led by Dr Bob Higham Please don’t forget that it is essential that you contact Denise Allen before all trips to register interest or make a firm booking, as numbers need to be managed. email: Denise Allen; or telephone: 07903 887525
Field Visits: Roman walks and talks in Exeter
ExeterRoman walks and talks in Exeter helped by Roman soldiers and civilians from Isca re-enactment group Roman Military Exeter with Dr John Salvatore Roman Civil Exeter with John Allan. Please don’t forget that it is essential that you contact Denise Allen before all trips to register interest or make a firm booking, as numbers need …
Walking in Ancient Places: A Guided Walk through the Dartmoor Tor Enclosures Survey (DATES) Project
Cadover BridgeDewerstone Walk (information from Laura Basell and Lee Bray). Accessibility: We will stick largely to the paths, but the terrain is rough and can be steep in places. Depending on demand, for those with mobility or health issues but who are still able to manage a short distance, we hope to run a “Plan …