#FindsFriday And a Roman silver denarius (Hadrian, we think) ... #Derbyshire #Archaeology

#FindsFriday And there's more - a blue glass 'melon' bead so freshly dug it's still covered in clart! #Derbyshire #Archaeology

#FindsFriday More Roman gubbins from Boulton Moor, a lovely little pottery flask (perfume bottle?) that emerged intact last week #Derbyshire #Archaeology

#FindsFriday To cheer us up after that Roman road disappointment, Boulton Moor is heaving with Roman goodies. A dense area of Roman rural activity with possible Iron Age origins and a good opportunity to investigate the interface. Here's a lovely mortarium base fresh out of the ground.

Roman road or limestone pavement? On the line of the 'Portway' above Grangemill with TVAS last week ... #Derbyshire #Archaeology her.derbyshire.gov.uk/Monument/MDR...

✨ A hidden gem at St. Oswald’s, Ashbourne – an ancient oak door carrying the golden stain of time. Its bird-head hinges and inserted ogee tracery feel mid C14th or earlier – fragments perhaps salvaged from a lost rood screen and folded back into the life of the church.

Remarkably, on a wall in St. Oswald’s, Ashbourne, the original brass consecration plate of 1241 survives - in honour of St. Oswald (Oswaldi). It feels like a wormhole - as though the medieval world has briefly surfaced in the present - captured like a fly in amber.

Brand new DAJ landed on my desk this morning, Bronze Age cremations from Mouselow and a medieval moated site at Shirebrook, coffee time reading sorted! Great job by contributors and editors! #Derbyshire #Archaeology

Booking is now open for this year's training dig at Derventio (Little Chester) in Derby. Run by @yorkarchaeology.bsky.social, this is a fantastic way to get some training in archaeological excavation. Last year's dig was great fun! #archaeology community.yorkarchaeology.co.uk/training-dig...

Heigh-ho, heigh-ho, it's home from work work we go… if only! Start the week with T’Owd Man, the lead miner of St Mary’s, Wirksworth, Derbyshire (formerly of St. James’s, Bonsall) - a thousand years of carrying his pick and basket and still he carries on!

Nice preservation of padstone sleeper blocks and a cobbled surface from the 1796 Peak Forest Tramway at Chapel-en-le-Frith, courtesy of Team Civic. Originally a horse- and gravity-powered tramway linking Dove Holes quarries to the Peak Forest Canal at Bugsworth Basin #Derbyshire #Archaeology

A cartoon to illustrate Ellen Durbin's excellent Diggers' Forum article on the awkward disconnect, raised by @sarahmay1.bsky.social, between the impact of archaeology and the impact on archaeologists. There'll be more from me in future issues of British Archaeology. 🏺

The finds that we got around to cleaning from our test pit trial day. Still finding whiteware 60cm down was a little annoying, but all adds to the story I suppose! Nice chunky Pancheon Ware sherds though! Continuing this weekend to see if we can get to an older layer! #archaeology #derbyshire

Ok, it's coming! @buxtonfringe.bsky.social is in July and we have some talks for your delectation! First up we have @jpwarchaeology.bsky.social who will be giving us the lowdown on the Castles of Derbyshire on the 8th July. Tickets on sale now! Castles of Derbyshire. tinyurl.com/5n7dh2pm

Happy birthday to the Peak District National Park, designated #otd 13 April 1951. Originally 555 square miles of moor and valley, the 'great north roof of England.' It would never have happened but for one woman... 1/4

Mam Tor, viewed from the south east in 1975. Signs of occupation are visible, terraced into the slope away from the prevailing westerly. The A625 is just out shot at the bottom right - it closed four years later. #HillfortsWednesday #Derbyshire 📷 Cambridge Air Photos CUCAP BWG84

This strange arrangement on Chatsworth Road in Chesterfield always makes me smile. Perhaps even more mysterious than its Neolithic stone counterparts as to why it's there! 😂

Trying to post some regular archaeological sites in #Derbyshire over on the Derbyshire Archaeological Society's Facebook page (www.facebook.com/groups/69721...). This site has captured my interest lately, so thought I'd share it here, too. Farnah Hall / Champion Park nr Duffield. #archaeology

A little information about the finds at Rykneld Square in Chesterfield! It was wonderful hearing about this at Derbyshire Archaeology Day at the Winding Wheel back in January www.chesterfield.gov.uk/latest-news/...

📢New film explaining what Historic Environment Records (HERs) are📢 If you ever wondered what HERs do, please watch and you will see why they matter so much for the heritage around us….. 🎥 historicengland.org.uk/advice/techn... 🎥

The famous crooked spire of St. Mary’s and All Saints Parish Church at Chesterfield in Derbyshire. The twisted effect was caused by the use of unseasoned wood during its construction in the mid-14th century. 📸 My own. #SteepleSaturday #Chesterfield #Derbyshire

If you want to find out how heritage is recorded by HERs such [email protected] , @northyorkmoors.org.uk , @derbyshirearch.bsky.social , @myworcester.bsky.social and @ciosher.bsky.social watch out for a new film we are launching on Monday. #historicenvironmentrecords #historicengland #ALGAO

There are over 80 Historic Environment Records in England, bringing together information about archaeology and heritage and helping people access trusted local knowledge for research and management. Explore your local HER at her.derbyshire.gov.uk #Historicenvironmentrecords #Derbyshire #Archaeology

'The Wild Between' opens this Saturday at the Silk Museum in Macclesfield - with work by Iain Davidson, Ailsa Holland, Becca Smith and myself. 🪨 www.thesilkmuseum.co.uk/whats-on @derbyshirearch.bsky.social @chesterarchsoc.bsky.social @staffsarch.bsky.social #ScientificRambles #ThreeShires

Is #mapMonday still a thing..? Regardless - here's an interesting little spot just north of Bradwell in the #PeakDistrict along part of the Roman road heading from Buxton to the fort at Brough. Intrigued by the 'Site Of Eden Tree' ? @derbyshirearch.bsky.social (map from @natlibscot.bsky.social )

Call for Papers: BIRAG Conference 2026! Join us in Cromford, Derbyshire (Sept 4-6) to investigate new interpretations of ancient art. Our own committee member, George, is part of this significant event! Details: birag.co.uk #RockArt #Archaeology #DeepHistory #1902Committee (1/2)

The new Archaeology and Conservation in Derbyshire (ACID) magazine is out now! 🛠🏺💎 Read the annual round-up of archaeological highlights in #Derbyshire and the #PeakDistrict during 2025... 👉 http://bit.ly/ACID-mag You can also pick up your free hardcopy from our National Park Centre in Bakewell.

Nine Ladies Stone Circle on Stanton Moor, Derbyshire from a visit on 22nd February last year 🪨❤️ #StandingStoneSunday

#FindsFriday Fresh out of the ground two years ago, at Castleward in Derby An intact stoneware flagon from Young's Botanic Brewery, Derby. This company was active in late 19th-early 20th century, and specialised in these lovely stoneware containers. I wonder if there was any botanical beer inside?

The Milky Way and the Cork Stone, Stanton Moor, Peak District, Derbyshire. #Photography

Muddy feature, muddy camera, muddy site Spare a thought for field archaeologists today. Zero degrees, driving sleet, rain forecast every day for a week Full disclosure - I'm sitting at a warm dining room table! But kudos (and 📸credit) to PCA on site at Boulton Moor, Derby #Derbyshire #Archaeology

A few of my photos from a fab time at Derbyshire Archaeology Day 2026 in Chesterfield. Full of fantastic talks, great archaeology chats between speakers, and the infamous Colin Merrony book stall! January 2027 seems a long way off! Maybe some sort of Summer heritage social is in order? #archaeology

Derbyshire Archaeology Day 2026 - what a great day on Saturday. A packed house, 8 diverse and fascinating talks, engaging speakers, informed and stimulating discussion and debate. Thank you to all our speakers and to everyone who came - we couldn't do it without you. #Derbyshire #Archaeology

The Anchor Church, Foremark - a former hermit's cave with possible Anglo-Saxon origins (there is a legendary link with St Eardwulf, a deposed Northumbrian king/hermit who died in 830). Later repurposed (18C) as a dining-room-with-a-view for Foremark Hall! her.derbyshire.gov.uk/Monument/MDR...

Not a tiny fragment, nor a single sherd of pottery, but a full, voluminous Anglo-Saxon space from the 9th century at St Wystan’s in Repton, Derbyshire. The spiral columns - perhaps a memory of St Peter’s shrine. Holy air encased in stone. Betjeman’s words describe it perfectly.

Well hello there - literally fresh out of the ground on #FindsFriday This lovely bead from the ongoing excavations by PCA at Boulton Moor, Derby. We think Late Iron Age or Roman, but specialist confirmation is awaited! #Derbyshire #Archaeology

At Rowtor Rocks to see new prehistoric rock art with Anna Clark and Prof George Nash, on one of the wettest mornings the Peak District could muster (yep that's wet) You can find out more at Derbyshire Archaeology Day, last few tickets here: chesterfieldtheatres.co.uk/shows/derbys...

Stoke Flat: Froggatt Edge stone circle is set on a flat shelf, overlooking the picturesque Derwent Valley. Often referred to as Stoke Flat, the site is complex, though now sadly quite ruined.

The ridge and furrow at #Tissington was looking fantastic today. #Derbyshire #PeakDistrict #Medieval

For #FindsFriday and #YearOfTheHorse, a stunning little profile of a Prsewalski type ancient horse. Magdalenian era bone plaque found in the C19th in Robin Hood Cave, Creswell Crags. Pretty sure the original is in the BM, this is at Creswell Crags Museum. Beautiful economy of line

Look into my eyes, look into my eyes. Derbyshire Archaeology Day is almost sold out, get your tickets now! Saturday 31st January, Winding Wheel Theatre, Chesterfield. Tickets here, only a handful left! chesterfieldtheatres.co.uk/shows/derbys... You're back in the room

Ooh yeah, we got big sections. This is the Viking-age ditch at Repton, sometimes in the early 80s. 4.5m - who needs a hard hat?!

The Reality of archaeology, an occasional series: Looking at this photo from a recent Turkish excavation, the first 20 years of my career are thinking 'What's that wimp doing wearing a hard hat?' while the second 20 years is screaming 'Get the fuck out of there you twat!!'

Here's one way to get in your supplies through a snow drift... milk delivery in Matlock, powered by a sledge, in the winter of 1963. #snowday

Before the snow came ... Low winter sun picks out curving ridge and furrow earthworks with superimposed lead mining remains, near Oker (South Darley parish) Looking at the HER there doesn't seem to be an entry - time for some enhancement! #Derbyshire #archaeology #MedievalMonday

Minninglow from above Grangemill #minninglow #googlepixel10proxl #teampixel #Grangemill #peakdistrict

For this week’s offering for #AdoorableThursday is this shy number sheltering in the shadows. #Snelston #Derbyshire

📅 A date for your diary - a packed day with a rich variety of archaeological and heritage projects across the Peak District and Derbyshire. 😃 Derbyshire Archaeology Day 31 January 2026 Winding Wheel, Chesterfield Book now: https://chesterfieldtheatres.co.uk/shows/derbyshire-archaeology-day-2026/

A wintery St Michael and All Angels' Church at Kniveton in Derbyshire. The church is mostly 12th century in date, with the west tower added in the 13th century. The windows were renewed in c.1663, and the church restored in 1870. 📸 My own #SteepleSaturday #Kniveton #Derbyshire

A tad late for #TombTuesday, you may recall I am keen on pix of Minninglow ... This one is for everyone hoping Christmas will be less monsoony. The Neolithic chambered tomb and bowl barrows on the summit showing nicely in the snow. her.derbyshire.gov.uk/Monument/MDR... #Derbyshire #archaeology