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Looking down Gold Hill, arguably the most famous spot in Shaftesbury, you can see Park Wall on the right. This wall once served as the western boundary of the Abbey’s grounds.

The History of Anglo-Saxon Shaftesbury

May 28, 2024 Ancient

Rare and extraordinarily well-preserved Bronze Age gold sun pendant (or bulla) dating to BC 1000-800 discovered by metal detectorist.

Bronze Age Gold, and Bronze Age Gold Artifacts

April 24, 2024 Ancient

Sanday - Meur Burnt Mound, Lady Village

Prehistoric Burnt Mounds, What are They?

April 9, 2024 Ancient, Ancient Ways

The Medieval Moot Hall, What are They?

February 29, 2024 Buildings

16th-century cruck-framed thrashing barn salvaged from Cholstrey Court Farm, Cholstrey, near Leominster, Herefordshire, in 1972.

Threshing Barns 1000 Years of Rural History

February 27, 2024 Buildings

gong farmers

Medieval Gong Farmers ‘Lived’ in Cesspits

February 10, 2024 Old Ways

Ruins of Caergwrle Castle and its medieval moat in the foreground, now abandoned.

The History of Medieval Moats

January 3, 2024 Buildings

Corpse road, Keld, North Yorkshire, England

Corpse Roads, Coffin Roads, a Medieval Legacy

January 2, 2024 Landscape

Wayside Crosses, What Exactly Are They?

January 2, 2024 Buildings

Old crinkle-crankle wall beside Walpole Road, Bramfield The wall encloses Bramfield Hall and park.

Crinkle Crankle Walls, What Are They?

December 30, 2023 Buildings

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