Here's the update from the first day of the excavation of Knepp Castle, West Sussex which we are funding.

Digging gets underway at Knepp Castle on Monday. The project we've funded is exploring buried features identified by previous geophysical work. It has the potential to help us understand more about the castle's development and history. castlestudiestrust.org/blog/2026/04...

Prehistoric village discovered under Scottish castle will 'rewrite city's history' THE remains of a prehistoric village has been discovered by a community archaeology team at the site of a castle in Glasgow that will “rewrite the…

and The National: www.thenational.scot/news/2602172...

Hidden prehistoric settlement discovered by locals could 'change the history of Glasgow' Glasgow schoolchildren and volunteers have uncovered up to seven round houses dating to the Iron or Bronze Age near Glasgow's last surviving medieval castle.

And Glasgow Live: www.glasgowlive.co.uk/news/glasgow...

3000-year-old prehistoric settlement discovered that 'rewrites' Glasgow's history A community archaeology project has uncovered the remains of a prehistoric settlement beside Crookston Castle in Glasgow, pushing the known history…

And the Herald: www.heraldscotland.com/news/2602107...

When we visited Crookston, we had someone who had excavated there 50 years ago and said they had found very little after 2 years of digging and presumed its remains had been robbed / landscaped out. Thus he was pleasantly surprised to see that a lot remained beneath the surface in the enclosure:

You can also see us on the BBC: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

In 2025 we awarded a grant to @crookston.bsky.social to carry out a community geophys survey of Crookston Castle supported by the geophys team of HES. We found not just some great archaeology but also a local area keen to learn more about "their" castle: castlestudiestrust.org/blog/2026/04...

We didn't expect to change history! YouTube video by Crookston Castle

When we first decided to carry out a geophysical survey at Crookston Castle, none of us thought we’d be rewriting history.

Watch our short flim to find out more

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And this is one about the digital reconstruction of Holt which we funded over a decade ago, built by John de Warenne and favourite of Richard II: castlestudiestrust.org/blog/2021/04...

Not all Edwardian castles in North Wales built in the late C13 were royal ones. In the Welsh Marches barons built great castles. These include, Hawarden, Holt and Ruthin. The latest project we are co-funding is on the Ruthin, built by Reginald de Grey: castlestudiestrust.org/blog/2026/04...

On 15 April, our latest project starts, the co-funding of an engineering survey of the great gatehouse of the Edwardian castle of Ruthin. A major castle now ruined and then had a C19 mansion and gardens built on it there's still medieval remains read more here: castlestudiestrust.org/blog/2026/04...

We in the news in Ireland for our funding of the Kilkenny "Finding Flemingstown" geophyical survey by @discoveryprogramme.bsky.social. Development of castle and town in early Anglo-Norman colonisation were entwined so it's a further boost to Irish castle studies: www.independent.ie/life/archaeo...

Fascinating discoveries after only their first visit to survey the inner ward of Cockermouth Castle, from Tom Addyman and team. For fans of domestic arrangements note the kitchen tower and its similarity to John Lewyn's designs at Durham and Raby yet possibly 30+ years older. Read more below.

Everyone has heard of a dig diary, well how about a building survey diary as Tom Addyman gives an update of his and his team's first visit to survey the inner ward of Cockermouth Castle. They've already made intriguing discoveries. Read here to learn more: castlestudiestrust.org/blog/2026/04...

Looking forward to seeing the results when the come in...

Physically and institutionally, castles and towns were established together in later 12th century and early thirteenth century (when Kilkenny Castle was built) hence the finding of Flemingstown at Kilkenny is vital in understanding the morphology of the castle. To learn more see below.

Today we're onsite at Dukesmeadow, Kilkenny Castle, starting our mission to #findflemingstown using Geophysical & UAV survey

If you want to find out more, we'll be hosting a walk & talk at Dukesmeadow on Weds at 4pm

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Starting on 23 March is our other geophys survey, at the great Irish castle of Kilkenny, where the @discoveryprogramme.bsky.social hopes to find the lost Flemingstown area of Kilkenny. Town & castle were closely entwined in medieval Ireland & to learn more read castlestudiestrust.org/blog/2026/03...

In 1256, the king spent £125 (c.£150k in today's money) repairing the substantial motte & bailey castle of Ellesmere, Shropshire. We're funding the first major geophysical survey of this major marcher castle of which nothing now remains above ground. See what the team is hoping to learn below.

On Monday 23 March @henebtwa.bsky.social will begin the geophys survey of the massive motte & bailey castle of Ellesmere, Shropshire. A GPR survey in 2024 on the motte, now a bowling green, revealed a large structure but what else lies below there & elsewhere: castlestudiestrust.org/blog/2026/03...

This week our second project gets underway, the first modern survey of the major baronial border fortress of Cockermouth. Team lead Tom Addyman explains what they aim to do over the coming weeks to learn more about this little understood major baronial castle. castlestudiestrust.org/blog/2026/03...

Screen grab of a call for papers at Leeds IMC. The text reads: TIME FOR CHANGE: TEMPORALITIES & CASTLES Call for Papers - Leeds IMC 6-9 July 2026 - 'Temporalities' What is a castle in time? Is there a time of castles, for castles? Can castles be atemporal? What does a castle studies engaging with questions of temporality look like? Whose castle temporalities matter? Can we call time on the castle studies of yesterday, yesteryear? Can the lens of temporality challenge castle knowledges and interpretations? This panel welcomes proposals which examine temporalities and temporalities in castle studies as a field of inquiry at the intersection of (among others) medieval studies, architecture, archaeology, history, heritage and medievalism. Papers of between 15-20 minutes, by researchers at all career stages, discussing any aspects of castle studies research including but not limited to the following, are welcome: • Temporality in castle studies; • Remembering and memorializing in castle Obscured history, identities and heritages in spaces, communities, themes: past and castles past and present present; • Medieval temporalities and the heritage • Temporally situated antiquity, novelty and innovation in castles; • Planning, timing, scheduling, recording in • castle communities, lives, societies; • Ruined, lost and fictional castles in time Parallel and contradictory times; • Time and temporality in the reception of castles; Please send proposals (a title and abstract of no more than 200 words; short biography of 50 words or less), or any questions, to Dr William Wyeth (william.wyeth@english-heritage.org.uk) by 15 September 2025. This session is organised by Emma Fearon (Nottingham Trent University) and William Wyeth (English Heritage)

Please share: due to withdrawal I have a space on my castles panel for #LeedsIMC.

If you’ve an idea needs airing on time and temporalities in castles, give me a shout/submit via link! imc-leeds.confex.com/imc/2026/pre... @imc-leeds.bsky.social @castlestudies.bsky.social

Original CfP below ⬇️

You can learn more about what we funded Duncan Wright to research at Laughton here: castlestudiestrust.org/blog/2022/01...

Before 1066: how England’s elites lived, ruled, and showed off Podcast Episode · The English Heritage Podcast · 5 February · 47m

Bit late to this but just found this interesting @englishheritage.bsky.social podcast with @willwyeth.bsky.social & Duncan Wright talking about the transition of power between Anglo Saxons & Normans, partly based on our series of projects on Laughton en le Morten

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Slighted after the Civil War & abandoned for 180 years before being rebuilt in C19, it has been thought that Sudeley Castle was a modern build. Recent investigations indicate that it may not be. Andy Moir explains why & how they hope to get a clearer answer: castlestudiestrust.org/blog/2026/02...

Slighted after the Civil War & abandoned for 180 years before being rebuilt in C19, it has been thought that Sudeley Castle was a modern build. Recent investigations indicate that it may not be. Andy Moir explains why & how they hope to get a clearer answer: castlestudiestrust.org/blog/2026/02...

Make Ready! 🏰 On 3 March, Isobel Barnard from @kingshistory.bsky.social will present: ‘The Castle in 14th Century Scotland: A Sociological Study of Masculine Identity'.

🗓️ 03 March
⏰ 17:30 GMT
🏛️ IN PERSON @ihr.bsky.social & 💻 ONLINE

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We are funding 8 projects this year: 2 geophys surveys; 2 building surveys; a reconstruction drawings project; a photogrammetry and analysis project, a dendro-dating project; and publishing reports and analysis an old dig. Find out exactly what and where read: castlestudiestrust.org/blog/2026/02...

We are delighted to share that our project 'Finding Flemingstown' has been awarded one of the eight @castlestudies.bsky.social grants

We will use geophysical survey to locate & map the lost 13th century Flemingstown of Kilkenny Castle

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