We also welcomed a local reenactment group and the Mayor of Great Torrington!

Thanks so much to all our amazing volunteers 🩷🤩

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So excited to be back with the brilliant volunteers on the 2025 fieldwork season of Dig The Castle! @archsengage.bsky.social

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Group of people by bench waving with smiling woman in front

Archaeology selfie 🩷🪏🤩
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“Also, new archaeology as we are now exploring the potential of the east bailey of the castle...

Looking forward to growing and developing as professionals alongside our inspiring community partners 💪⛏️👷🏰”

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3 archaeologists wearing organge vis jackets standing in and around a trench

archaeologists wearing organge vis jackets standing in a trench with bucket

2 archaeologists wearing organge vis jackets standing in and around a trench, one smiles at camera

Thank you and goodbye to Great Torrington! Our July weekend-season has ended - we look forward to seeing the community again for larger excavations in September!
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Archaeologist Naomi Trott tells us the results from Trench 2!

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Archaeologist Belinda Tibbetts tells us what's happening at Trench 1!

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Archaeologist @dodoarchaeology.bsky.social brings us up to speed on Trench 2!

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ArchaeologistsEngage now unofficially provide wildlife relocation services! This poor guy was lost on the high street, we are glad to report he was safely rehomed :)

#digthecastle #archaeology #ecology #communityengagement #greattorrington #devon

A photo of a hand holding a corroded tube.

A screenshot from the Max Factor website showing an image of the Erace concealer product from 1954.

A local resident found this piece of beauty while digging his vegetable patch on Castle Street, a small metal stick concealer “erace” by the brand Max Factor, dated to 1954.

#archaeology #digthecastle #festivalofarchaeology #greattorrington #devon #makeup #beauty

Our crack team are hard at work opening up test pits today as part of the Dig The Castle project! We are digging in the back gardens of some very kind members of the local community, so they can see archaeology in action close up.

#digthecastle #devon #archaeology #pubarch #socialvalue ⚱️🏺

Montage of 4 images including group of vis jacket wearing community members with hands in air and logos of dig the castle and north devon countil and northern devon flourishing culture awards 2025

🏰 Dig the Castle shortlisted for another award 🏆 Thanks to everyone who nominated us in celebrating Great Torrington’s archaeology and amazing community efforts 🩷
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Emily has been criss-crossing the UK over the last few days attending award ceremonies and giving talks about the #DigTheCastle project. Go Emily!

A big thank you to Emily Wapshott of @archsengage.bsky.social for delivering an absolutely fascinating talk about the #DigTheCastle project, to the Bristol and Avon Archaeological Society.

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The already award winning #DigTheCastle project, by the amazing Emily Wapshott, and supported by @archsengage.bsky.social, is nominated. We're so excited to see where this goes! Just goes to show you how one archaeologist can in fact make a difference. ❤️#pubarch

partners Great Torrington Futures Group, Torrington Heritage Museum and Great Torrington Commons Conservators, (the land owners/guardians). These connections will help us to grow this project for the future....
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🎉 We are delighted to announce that we’ve been shortlisted for the Council for British Archaeology 2024 Archaeological Achievement Awards in the Engagement and Participation category! 🎉

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A massive thank you to the community of Great Torrington and everyone who made this project happen and took part! #archaeology #scicomm #pubarch #castle #digthecastle #devon #greattorrington #archeology #publicoutreach #socialvalue #communityengagement