So glad #DiggingForBritain is back! 🥳 Also noticed a cheeky appearance by Chedworth Roman Villa! @profaliceroberts.bsky.social @nattrustarch.bsky.social @nationaltrust.org.uk

I love the Bradford Somali village dig. Telling the truth about another hidden grim bit of our imperial past, that needs light shining on it... #DiggingForBritain

As a special treat for #HillfortsWednesday landing on Christmas Eve, we’re sharing some wintery images of hillforts in the care of the National Trust! The photos are of Figsbury Ring (Wiltshire), Hod Hill (Dorset), Mam Tor (Derbyshire) and Cissbury Ring (West Sussex).

#DiggingforBritain returns on 7th January with a new 6-part series on BBC Two with @profaliceroberts.bsky.social, and includes two @nationaltrust.org.uk properties: 4th February - Woolsthorpe Manor, Lincolnshire 5th February - St Michael's Mount, Cornwall. Tune in to find out more!

Our very own Jim Parry (archaeologist covering South Devon and Cornwall) has appeared in a national roundup of archaeological discoveries!

For #Hanukkah, we're visiting 1 Home Farm Drive, part of the Upton House estate. A former farm outbuilding, it was converted in the 1930s by the owners of the estate, the Bearsteds, for their family Rabbi to live in. www.nationaltrust.org.uk/holidays/oxf... Chag Sameach 🕎 #JewishCountryHouses

Between 1828-9 Samuel Hasell excavated a villa at Pitney #Somerset Sheds were built to protect the villa but sadly they had gone by 1836 and so had the mosaics 😞 All we have left are lithographs like this one by Hasell of Cadmus thrashing a python* *don't Google this 😬 Happy #MosaicMonday

Such a great day! I'm so lucky to work with such brilliant people ❤️

🎉🎉 Huge congratulations to Kayleigh Hibberd - winner of the Early Career Archaeologist Award at the Archaeological Achievement Awards! 🏆 #ChangingChalk @nationaltrust.org.uk @archaeologyuk.bsky.social @royalarchinst.bsky.social

This winter, many of the houses & gardens in our care will be transformed with Christmas illuminations. From spectacular light shows at big country houses to family-friendly twinkling trails, there's something for everyone 🎄 www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/christ... ©National Trust Images/Rob Coleman

NEW Toolkit: working with experts across a number of different institutions & with support from the Royal Historical Society, we're delighted to share this FREE resource for anyone interested in or involved with the conservation & interpretation of ruins. heyzine.com/flip-book/77... #ruins 🏰

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Only a few hours left until we come together with archaeologists across the UK and Ireland to celebrate the 2025 #ArchaeologicalAchievementAwards! You can join us and cheer on the winners from home by watching our live-stream, starting 8 pm today 👉 www.youtube.com/live/GA6_QaE...

This month we’re sharing different ways in which you can learn more about the archaeology at the places in the care of @nationaltrust.org.uk. As the colder, darker nights set in it can be nice to curl up with a good book, so here are some recent publications you might find interesting. 📚🧵

It’s #HillfortsWednesday! Did you know that there are more than 150 hillforts, hilltop and hillslope enclosures recorded on land cared for by the National Trust? They're amazing archaeological sites, but also real havens for nature. 🧵

This #InternationalMensDay we’re reminded that suicide is the leading cause of death for men under 50 in the UK. We all have mental health, and talking about it matters. Check in with the men in your life. Reach out. A small conversation can make a big difference.

*WEBINAR* Photographing old buildings (and other things!) 7.30pm Thursday 20th November Tony Harding shares some tips and tricks gained from his experience photographing buildings for various SANHS-related and other projects. Full details: sanhs.org/event/sanhs-...

📚 SANHS Library Book Club 📚 10am-12pm Thursday 27 November Would you like to know more about the SANHS Library? SANHS & SWHT librarians will be on hand to help with all aspects of the library, including borrowing books. Limited places - booking essential. Full details: sanhs.org/event/sanhs-...

*TALK* A303 Sparkford to Ilchester Dualling Scheme 2.30pm - Saturday 15 November The Davis Hall, West Camel, BA22 7QX Learn about the archaeological investigations undertaken by Wessex Archaeology with Ruth Panes (Fieldwork Project Manager) Tickets £5 (on the door) Full details: bit.ly/47x6kac

Did you know there's a website dedicated to helping you discover more about the archaeology and heritage cared for by @nationaltrust.org.uk? NT Heritage Records Online has been developed to promote, and provide access to, the National Trust’s archaeological and historic building database. 🧵

Looking forward to this! @wessexarchaeology.bsky.social

*This Saturday* I'm really excited to hear such brilliant speakers and some really interesting talks. Plus there'll be cake 😉

*Autumn Archaeology Symposium - a celebration of recent research in Somerset* Saturday 25th October 10am - 3pm Wyndham Hall, Taunton Tickets £15 Please book by emailing [email protected] or calling 01823 272429. Tickets will also be available on the door. Full details: sanhs.org/event/sanhs-...

We were excited to welcome Time Team back last week to Branodunum Roman Fort on the Norfolk Coast. Geophysics experts used Ground Penetrating Radar on parts of the site and now have a huge amount of data to analyse and interpret. We look forward to finding out what they found in the new year.

*Autumn Archaeology Symposium - a celebration of recent research in Somerset* Saturday 25th October 10am - 3pm Wyndham Hall, Taunton Tickets £15 Please book by emailing [email protected] or calling 01823 272429. Tickets will also be available on the door. Full details: sanhs.org/event/sanhs-...

We still have some spaces available for this Sunday's guided walk at Brean Down!

Don't worry if you missed the first of our webinars on Thursday - it was recorded and is ready to watch on our YouTube channel! Cat Lodge, National Trust Archaeologist, shared some of the archaeological secrets at properties across the historic county of Somerset.

*EVENT* Brean Down Guided Walk Sunday 28th September 11am - 1pm Places are limited - please book via email [email protected] or call 01823 272429 Families welcome - we kindly ask for a £5 donation per adult

Well that was rather lovely ❤️ I got to spend the last hour or so sharing some of the aspects of my amazing job at @nationaltrust.org.uk for the @sanhs.org webinar series! And my parents even watched whilst on their holiday in South Africa!!

A little reminder that I'm delighted to be presenting a webinar for @sanhs.org this Thursday evening with my @nattrustarch.bsky.social hat on. Tickets are still available ☺️

My folks are in South Africa, and my mum has just sent me a photo of a postbox in Cape Town as I have a bit of a soft spot for post boxes... I think I might need to get out more!! 🤣

This is totally how I'm going to respond from this point on...

*SANHS Historic Buildings group - request for information* We are studying apotropaic marks in Exmoor houses (or in any Somerset buildings). Also known 'witch marks' or 'anti-witch marks' in Europe, these symbols or patterns are scratched on buildings to protect them from witchcraft or evil spirits.

I've absolutely loved doing this cross stitch!

Did you know that SANHS has published its proceedings and scientific papers since 1849? Many of these are available to view online: bit.ly/465OyuQ As a member of SANHS you have access to the latest proceedings in printed and digital form. Non-members can access editions up to 165 (2021) online.

*VISIT* Somerset County Cricket Ground and Museum Friday 19th September 2.30pm Booking essential as the group is limited to 25 - please book with SANHS via email [email protected] or call 01823 272429 Full details: sanhs.org/event/sanhs-...

*VISIT - LYME REGIS: TOWN MILL AND HISTORIC SEAPORT* Organised by the SANHS Historic Buildings Committee Thursday 11th September 11am - 4pm Places are limited - please book via email [email protected] or call 01823 272429 Cost: £7 to pay at the mill Please see www.sanhs.org/events for details

*EVENT* Brean Down Guided Walk Sunday 28th September 11am - 1pm Places are limited - please book via email [email protected] or call 01823 272429 Families welcome - we kindly ask for a £5 donation per adult

*DEADLINE FOR HERITAGE GRANTS - 31st AUGUST* SANHS promotes research in its core subjects with dedicated funds - the Maltwood and Gray Funds supporting archaeology and history. Applications from individual researchers are welcome. Full details are on our website: sanhs.org/maltwood-gra...

One of my favourite things about torcs, is that the word comes from the Latin word torquere (tor-kwe-ray) meaning twist, bend or torture. This is also where we get the word 'queer'. So even in its origin, queer meant twisted and wrong, as well as something shiny and fabulous.

The Sedgeford and Newark torcs - one from Norfolk, one from Nottinghamshire. I still can't believe that anyone looked at these and said they were from the same mould...!! They're so clearly not. 1/3 #Archaeology 🏺

Our archaeologists are no strangers to having their time #OutintheField documented for television, so if you are unable to visit one of our sites where an excavation or surveys are being undertaken, why not take an opportunity to catch up on some past episodes of #DiggingforBritain on BBC iPlayer! 🧵

In need of a little more #MondayMotivation? The archaeology team at Bodiam Castle are here to provide just that! ⛏️🏺🧘‍♀️ #ArchaeologyYoga #OutInTheField #Bodiam100 @nationaltrust.org.uk

SANHS promotes research in its core subjects with dedicated funds - the Maltwood and Gray Funds support archaeology and history. Applications are accepted twice a year - the next deadline is 31 August 2025. Full details are on our website: sanhs.org/maltwood-gra...

Lovely Lytes Cary! I need to find myself this dahlia for our garden. Bit of a shame I don't have a similar building for the backdrop! 🤣

House goals. Absolutely fell in love with the Grade II* 16th century Church House (also known as The Rectory) in Chew Stoke on yesterday evening's ramble 😍

I've had some help undertaking a condition survey of Dolbury Iron Age hillfort on the Killerton Estate today! @nattrustarch.bsky.social

My parents and grandmother are responsible for the state of our poor dog on his 4th birthday 🤣

I certainly enjoyed myself!! It was great to see so many people enjoying learning more about the deeper history of some of the places we care for, and I can't wait to start planning for next year! Huge thanks to all the properties who took part 🥰 #FestivalofArchaeology