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Welcome to the North Devon Archaeological Society website.

 

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Download the Autumn 2011 Newsletter - Link

Read the Interim Report on last year's autumn excavations at West Yeo Farm - Link

 

DATES FOR YOUR DIARY

Forthcoming Archaeological Opportunities in North Devon

Event
Date
Contact

Embury Beacon Hill Fort, Welcombe, Hartland
Geophysical Survey

30 April-4 May
Possibly 7-11 May
Start 10am

Justin.Seedhouse@nationaltrust.org.uk
01237 441976 or 07917 559545
Blog
Organised by National Trust

Guided walk at Braunton

23 May, 2.30pm at Velator Quay

Chris Hassall has advised that he is doing a guided walk focussing on the history of the Braunton Marshes and the navigation and shipping on the river Caen. NDAS members welcome.

Visit to Honiton Barton, South Molton

10 June, 2.45pm

For details and booking form follow - Link

 

Other Links

North Devon Coast Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty and English Heritage are looking for volunteers to help with their Heritage at Risk Survey - Link

Volunteers are also needed to help with the Hillsborough Heritage Project and there are opportunities for practical conservation work on the archaeological monuments. Further details can be found on their Newsletter - Link

The Devon Record Office are looking for volunteers to help with their Tithe Map Apportionment Digitization Project, for further details follow the - Link

Hartland: The Hartland Peninsula Society has prepared three guided walks with historical and archaeological interest. You can find these described with notes through their website - Link

PUBLICATIONS

The North Devon Archaeological Society Golden Anniversary Book

The book is available from local shops and retail outlets at such as the local museums and attractions or by post from NDAS. The publication team have tried to include as wide a selection of articles as space permits to reflect both the Societies broad interest and also the amount of work being undertaken within northern Devon.

Fully illustrated with a colour section on the Harvest Jug exhibition and also an index from the Portable Antiquities officer for Devon of recent finds. In all 17 wide ranging articles of interest to Archaeologists, Landscape Historians and Historians in general.

Available from NDAS - Order Form

 

A Field Guide to The Archaeology of the Taw and Torridge Estuaries

Man has always used the environment for his own ends and an estuary is a choice place for exploitation. It is a natural resource, a haven, an entrance and an exit, a birthplace and a graveyard for ships.

This guide gives details of all the important sites of the estuary. Geographically, this survey ranges from either side of the estuary mouth, to include the beaches of Westward Ho! and Saunton and the Burrows of Northam and Braunton. Upstream, it goes as far as Barnstaple on the Taw and Annery (Weare Giffard) on the Torridge.

As well as being available from a number of local outlets the book is also available from NDAS - Order Form

 
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