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DerbyshireArchaeology @derbyshirearch.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

#Derbyshire #Archaeology #PeakDistrict If you're in the Tideswell area on Sat 10th Oct this looks great - Tideswell Living History Group have a narrated slide show plus displays, artefacts and documents about the history of Tideswell's manor from the 1300s on. And cake - don't forget the cake!

A poster for an event: 'Tideswell Living History Group presents "Where was Tideswell Manor House?" Saturday 10th October, Fountain Square Church 10am to 4pm (one day only) Refreshments and cake stall'

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Rupert Ferguson @druidtombraider.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Bird's-eye view of Arbor Low, a well-preserved Neolithic henge in the Derbyshire Peak District, courtesy of Michael Allen. #StandingStoneSunday #StandingStoneSunday #megaliths #Neolithic #BronzeAge #Archaeology

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Ste Lingard @stelingard.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Mellor viewed from the east, its elevation much clearer in the low winter sun. Part of Marple Bridge is visible in the background. 📷 Google Earth, January 2022 #HillfortsWednesday #Derbyshire

A satellite image of a pastoral landscape, with hedged fields, farms and lanes. The edge of a built-up area is visible in the background. In the centre, a broad, flat-topped ridge rises, running away from the camera. The sunlight illuminates its slope down to the left, whilst to the right it casts a long shadow.

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Zoe @ineffablerat.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

The Nine Ladies on Stanton Moor and nearby Doll Tor from our recent visit #StandingStoneSunday

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DerbyshireArchaeology @derbyshirearch.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

(Left) Staffordshire slipware pottery (16th-17th century) (Right) Fox's Party Ring biscuits (20th-21st century) #FindsFriday

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DerbyshireArchaeology @derbyshirearch.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

"Like goose-flesh petrified". Thus John Pearson Gillam (Chezvegas lad and Roman pot brain) described Derbyshire Ware in 1939 A coarse gritty fabric with pimples, made in central Derbys from the 2nd C on - focus around Hazelwood and Holbrook but we recently found a kiln near Bolsover #FindsFriday

Broken edge of a Derbyshire Ware sherd showing a purple colour in cross section with plenty of gritty and sandy inclusions 📸from potsherd.net

Derbyshire ware sherd showing its characteristic pimply surface formed by plentiful gritty inclusions 📸from potsherd.net

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DerbyshireArchaeology @derbyshirearch.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

#Derbyshire #Archaeology has been on holiday In our occasional series featuring very big sections and daring PPE, here's Denis Peyrony, one of the pioneers of French prehistory, standing below this whopping 7m sequence at La Micoque rock shelter in 1931. Fear not, he has his safety beret on!

Denis Peyrony stands below a 7m palaeolithic sequence at La Micoque, Dordogne, France in 1931. Photo from the (rather fantastic) Musée national de Préhistoire.

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Enricharch @enricharch.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

What does an archaeologist do in their spare time? Why visit digs! This is the #DiggingDerventio trench near Chester Green. Will return next week for an update 😁 #Roman #Derby

Black and white image of an archaeological trench. There's a lot of larger stones of 20cm+ and a scatter of small ones too.

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DerbyshireArchaeology @derbyshirearch.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

A bit early for #FindsFriday but it's rude not to! The blade end of a stone axe from Aldwark, courtesy of @arsltd.bsky.social. This came from a small pit with other Neolithic goodies. Probably* volcanic greenstone from the Langdale Pikes in Cumbria *someone will be along to correct me in a minute

Four images showing the blade end of a pale grey polished stone axe from all angles, held in an archaeologist's hand 📸Archaeological Research Services

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Society for Landscape Studies @soclandstudies.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

How about exploring the #landscape of the #Peak District in September? There's still time to register for our day of lectures and field visit on 19 and 20 September organised with @tudorfarming.bsky.social. Details at the link. Please spread the word www.landscapestudies.com/society-even...

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Society for Landscape Studies conference 2026 Hartington | The Society for Landscape Studies

Society for Landscape Studies 2026 conference in collaboration with Tudor Farming Interpretation Group 19th & 20th September 2026 Hartington, Buxton

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Enricharch @enricharch.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

Out with members of @tudorfarming.bsky.social doing a contour survey in the hunt for the first settlement at Under Whitle. @spanglish51.bsky.social it's a bit humid now!

Black and white image of volunteers taking measurements of the ground level in order to highlight possible features hidden in the dense grass.

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DerbyshireArchaeology @derbyshirearch.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

What a beauty. This lovely ovate handaxe in the 'Acheulean' tradition belongs at the crossover between the Lower and Middle Palaeolithic 350,000-200,000 years ago, and may have been made by late Heidelbergensis or early Neanderthal humans. Found in a ploughed field in Hopton, 1953 #FindsFriday

Acheulean hand axe from Hopton, Derbyshire, found close to what is now the top end of Carsington Water in a ploughed field in 1953. An ovate biface in a grey and ochre flint, worked by hard hammer technology and retouched around the edges. The British Museum specialist who examined the axe in 1953 believed that it belonged at the crossover between the extraordinarily long-lived Acheulean tradition (2 million to 200,000 years ago) and the Middle Palaeolithic 'Mousterian' technology 📸Buxton Museum

Pen and ink drawing of the Hopton handaxe from Derbyshire Archaeological Journal 1954, by A Leslie Armstrong. Copyright Derbyshire Archaeological Society

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DerbyshireArchaeology @derbyshirearch.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

If the sun was a satsuma on the central stone of Arbor Low Pluto would be a grain of salt 320m away on the Gib Hill barrow And the nearest star would be in southern Spain Made this model once with my kids (not the Spain bit), and when we got back our sun had been nicked! #Derbyshire #Archaeology

The wonderful Arbor Low, Derbyshire's horizontal Stonehenge, photographed in warm evening sun by Historic England in 2005. The bank to the north is known as 'The Avenue' but may just be a prehistoric field boundary. Gib Hill - a Neolithic long barrow with a later round barrow superimposed - is beyond the northern edge of the photo. 📸Historic England archive, 20493_045, Dave MacLeod, 2005

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Chris Seddon @chrisseddon.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

It's been in the pipeline for ages, so it was amazing to finally get the 1st phase of this project going! 2 days of geophysics at Chaddesden Park, Derby. Huge thanks to Colin & Andrés (Sheffield Uni), the AOC team, and the DAS volunteers. Hopefully this leads to phase 2 >⛏️ #Derbyshire #Archaeology

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DerbyshireArchaeology @derbyshirearch.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

#FindsFriday #RomanBritain #RomanArchaeology @pcaarchaeology.bsky.social keep bringing it at Boulton Moor - here's a nice intact Roman pot from a well or watering hole. Let's hope that trowel doesn't slip. And a hammered silver penny (Edward I or II) just to spoil the Roman vibe!

An intact Roman pot - a greyware urn or vase - being excavated by the gloved hand of an archaeologist holding a trowel. The pot is on its side and the rim protrudes from the earth, while the base of the pot is still inside the section. Image credit PCA

The reverse side of a hammered silver penny being held between the fingers and thumb of an archaeologist. The coin is the long cross type typical of Edward I and II - a solid cross with three pellets in each quarter. Image credit PCA

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DerbyshireArchaeology @derbyshirearch.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

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

A blue glass 'melon' bead of Late Iron Age or Roman date, Boulton Moor Derby. The bead looks like a miniature blue hand grenade and is being held between the mucky fingers of an archaeologist. Image credit PCA

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DerbyshireArchaeology @derbyshirearch.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

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

An orange-clad archaeologist holds a small Roman pottery flask, against the background of an extensive archaeological site under excavation. Photo credit PCA

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DerbyshireArchaeology @derbyshirearch.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

#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.

A large piece of Roman mortarium base, held by an archaeologist in orange high-vis, with an active archaeological site in the background with piles of bulk sample tubs. 📸my own, PCA are the archaeologists on site

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DerbyshireArchaeology @derbyshirearch.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

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 stripped archaeological area, showing a spread of limestone rubble with a straight edge to the left hand side, and shovels propped against the section in the background 📸my own

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Andy Marshall @fotofacade.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

✨ 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.

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Andy Marshall @fotofacade.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

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.

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DerbyshireArchaeology @derbyshirearch.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

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

Front cover of Derbyshire Archaeological Journal Volume 145 2025, with an illustration of a decorated clay pipe recorded by Portable Antiquities Scheme

Back cover of Derbyshire Archaeological Journal, with contents list

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Chris Seddon @chrisseddon.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

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...

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We DIG - Derventio - York Archaeology - Community

We DIG Derventio returns to Little Chester to see what else we can uncover of the Roman town of Derventio. What will participants find?

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Mythical Britain @mythicalbritain.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

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!

Small stone carving of a skirted man carrying a lead mining poll-pick and an ore basket. The carving is thought to be Anglo-Saxon in date and is now housed at St Mary’s church in Wirksworth in Derbyshire, England.

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DerbyshireArchaeology @derbyshirearch.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

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

Padstone sleeper blocks and a cobbled surface belonging to the 1796 Peak Forest Tramway, Ashbourne Lane, Chapel-en-le-Frith. Photo credit Civic Heritage

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Rob Hedge @robhedge.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

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. 🏺

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Chris Seddon @chrisseddon.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

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

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Enricharch @enricharch.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

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

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Castles of Derbyshire

Renowned buildings archaeologist James Wright takes us into the world of medieval castles in Derbyshire. Expect more mythbusting!

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Doc Sarah Lonsdale @sarahjlonsdale.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

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

Map of the Peak District National Park, designated 13 April 1951

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Ste Lingard @stelingard.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

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

A black and white aerial photograph of a large hill, with a bank and ditch circuit around the top. The near side has suffered heavily from landslips.

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Halo Grottesco @halogrottesco.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

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! 😂

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Chris Seddon @chrisseddon.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

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

Old photograph of Farnah Hall, near Duffield in Derbyshire. © Unknown

25in OS Map from National Library of Scotland's website. Farnah Hall and The Moat are featured.

Google satellite image of the area around Farnah Hall and Champion Park.

LiDAR image created using data from DEFRA's website. The image shows the sides of the moat very clearly. The remains of Farnah Hall...not so much.

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Halo Grottesco @halogrottesco.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

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/...

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Archaeology uncovers hidden layers of Chesterfield’s past

An archaeological excavation in Chesterfield town centre has revealed well‑preserved remains that shed new light on how people lived in the town over hundreds of years.

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Marion Page @marionpage.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

📢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... 🎥

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Historic Environment Records (HERs) | Historic England

This is a brief guide to the wealth of information on archaeology and the historic built environment held in Historic Environment Records.

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Kevin Wilbraham @kpw1453.bsky.social · 21/03/2026

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

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Marion Page @marionpage.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

If you want to find out how heritage is recorded by HERs such as@exmoornp.bsky.social , @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

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DerbyshireArchaeology @derbyshirearch.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

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 homepage of Derbyshire Historic Environment Record's website. Reads 'Welcome to the Derbyshire Historic Environment Record', with an image of medieval cross slabs in All Saints' Church Bakewell. The HER menus read 'Home' 'Essentials' 'Explore' 'Links & Resources' 'Search' 'Map'

An image with the text 'HERs help us understand and enjoy where we live', showing a collage of historic environment images including maps and historic sites

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1902 Committee @1902committee.bsky.social · 21/01/2026

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)

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Peak District National Park @peakdistrict.bsky.social · 03/02/2026

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... 👉 bit.ly/ACID-mag You can also pick up your free hardcopy from our National Park Centre in Bakewell.

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Halo Grottesco @halogrottesco.bsky.social · 22/02/2026

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

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DerbyshireArchaeology @derbyshirearch.bsky.social · 13/02/2026

#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?

A rather mud-smeared stoneware jug, sitting on a brick wall, in the middle of an archaeological site. The writing on the jug reads 'Young's Botanic (Brewery), Derby'. Image credit Wessex Archaeology

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Darren Needham @dneedham68.bsky.social · 08/02/2026

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

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DerbyshireArchaeology @derbyshirearch.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

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 muddy digital camera, showing a preview image of a rather ephemeral and puddle-filled archaeological feature, at Boulton Moor, Derby.

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Chris Seddon @chrisseddon.bsky.social · 03/02/2026

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

a two-tiered theatre filled with people sat down attending Derbyshire Archaeology Day at The Winding Wheel theatre in Chesterfield. Photo by me.

Landscape archaeologist David Went standing on stage pointing at a screen during his presentation at Derbyshire Archaeology Day. Photo by me.

A man with a beard and a flat cap sat in a theatre crowd holding a microphone during the Q&A section of a talk at Derbyshire Archaeology Day 2026

Alex Cave from Derbyshire Records Office stood on a stage at Derbyshire Archaeology Day giving a talk about her archive project. Photo by me.

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DerbyshireArchaeology @derbyshirearch.bsky.social · 02/02/2026

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

People browsing an archaeology book stall, Derbyshire Archaeology Day 2026, 📸Derbyshire HER

View from above of the stalls at the Winding Wheel Theatre, Chesterfield - people sitting, standing, milling around and talking, waiting for the event to start. A stage and screen with image reading 'Happy 75th birthday, Peak District National Park' 📸Derbyshire HER

A very full circle at the Winding Wheel Theatre, Chesterfield, as people take their seats for Derbyshire Archaeology Day 2026 📸Derbyshire HER

Anna Clark and Prof George Nash giving a presentation on new rock art at Rowtor Rocks, Birchover, Derbyshire Archaeology Day 2026. A stage with lecterns, image on the screen reading 'The Deer Stone', rock engraving of a cervid 📸Derbyshire HER

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DerbyshireArchaeology @derbyshirearch.bsky.social · 28/01/2026

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...

Anchor Church caves, Foremark, Derbyshire, showing the caves cut into a sandstone cliff at the southern edge of the Trent floodplain, overlooking a palaeochannel (and, at the present moment, the active Swarkestone South gravel quarry). Image credit Prof Mark Horton

Anchor Church caves, Foremark, Derbyshire. The door and window shown are of Anglo-Saxon style and believed by Prof Ed Simons (Royal Agricultural University) to demonstrate an early date - perhaps 9th century - for the caves. Image credit Edmund Simons

The interior of the Anchor Church caves, Foremark, Derbyshire. The Anglo-Saxon or medieval hermitage was enlarged and altered during the 18th century to allow use as a picturesque dining room associated with Foremark Hall, with doorways widened to admit well-dressed ladies. Image credit Edmund Simons

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