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Welcome to the North Devon Archaeological Society website.

 

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Download the Autumn 2011 Newsletter - Link

 

Other Links

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

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 at http://www.hartlandpeninsula.co.uk/harton-borough-heritage-walk.html

 

OTHER DATES FOR YOUR DIARY

The NDAS Winter Programme 2011-12: (To download a printable version click here)

So far the programme is as follows. All talks will take place in the Castle Centre, Castle Street, Barnstaple at 7.30pm. The AGM in March will be in the Castle Centre at 7.00pm.


17 January 2012

Terry Green, NDAS
The Archaeology of North Devon Place Names

21 February 2012

Barry Lane, Curator, Wells & Mendip Museum
Where have all the Q pits gone? - Lead smelting in the Mendips

20 March 2012

AGM/social + Tom Cadbury, RAMM, Exeter
Ice Age Devon and Early Humans

17 April 2012

Steve Minnitt, Somerset County Council Heritage Service
The Frome Hoard

 

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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