Our dig director and lead archaeologist, Neil Coldrick, will describe the 2021 dig season on Cinder Hill Field in the Holcombe Valley, where we are excavating a medieval iron-working site. During 2021 we uncovered a second bloomery furnace and associated features. Please note the change of venue to Greenmount Golf Club.
View EventLocal archer and longbow enthusiast, Jason Stokes, will describe the role of Bolton longbow archers in the Battle of Flodden which was fought on 9th September 1513, near Branxton in Northumberland. Please note the change of venue to Greenmount Golf Club.
View EventNeil Coldrick, our lead archaeologist and dig director, will present a talk about the Tithe Map Project, describing the background to the project and the processes undertaken in the digitisation of the 19th Century tithe map of Tottington Lower End. The map includes Holcombe and Tottington, as well as Greenmount, Holcombe Brook and part of Ramsbottom and Affetside. There will also be some interesting facts taken from the map.
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