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Blog: Shrewsbury Castle dig diary: closing day

03/08/2022
People viewing archaeologists at work

With the Queen’s Baton Relay on 18 July and preparations for the Freedom Day Parade on the 30 July, we have never had…

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Blog: Shrewsbury Castle dig diary: Day 10 – 27 July 2022

29/07/2022
Collection of finds from the lower motte trenches. Mainly animal bone and pottery. Photo by Claire McManmon

Today was the last day for the public to view the trenches before they are filled tomorrow. There were several tasks and…

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Blog: Shrewsbury Castle dig diary: Day 9 – 26 July 2022

29/07/2022
Beatrice using the Dumpy Level to take measurements with the help of Terri. Picture by Dr Morn Capper

The Plan for day 9 was to continue with the Profile Plan of trench 4, showing the change in gradient within the…

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Blog: Shrewsbury Castle dig diary: Day 8 – 25 July 2022

29/07/2022
Lucy (left) and Beatrice (right) drawing our essential plan. Image courtesy of Demi Jefferies

Monday was a busy day at the Castle, but the unpredictable weather did not put a stop to the day! We were…

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Blog: Shrewsbury Castle dig diary: Day 7 – 24 July 2022

26/07/2022
Morn and Demi tread carefully near some complicated features

As your regular blogger isn’t here this Sunday, the task has fallen to me to tell you of the day’s progress, which…

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Blog: Shrewsbury Castle dig diary: Day 6 – 23 July 2022

26/07/2022
Mystery bone after a hose down

It may not be often that a day on a dig starts off, on top of a Medieval castle motte ,with a…

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Blog: Shrewsbury Castle dig diary: Day 5 – 22 July 2022

25/07/2022
Some swift finds cleaning by Alan our finds expert also makes sure that our first finds from Trench 4 are ready for Finds Friday!

As the Curtain wall trench comes to a close interest turns to the motte top, where there is still a lot to…

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Blog: Shrewsbury Castle dig diary: Day 4 – 21 July 2022

25/07/2022
Morn Capper uncovers a second footing of the Castle curtain wall

The good weather held for the fourth day of excavations, with cloud cover and moderate temperatures. Though there were few finds for…

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Blog: Shrewsbury Castle dig diary: Day 3 – 20 July 2022

25/07/2022
Figure 3: Some finds from the upper layer of trench 4. Photo by Lara Foulkes

The objective for the dig today was to continue through the layers of trench 4 in order to find the features shown…

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Blog: Shrewsbury Castle dig diary: Day 2 – 19 July 2022

21/07/2022
The trenches located upon the motte are just in front of Laura's Tower.

Shrewsbury Castle Dig, funded by Castle Studies Trust, continues with the support from volunteers and student volunteers from Heritage at University Centre…

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