Hunting Hall Archaeology Blog
A daily account of our Hunting Hall dig.
6th June 2025 : Dig Diary Day 5
A really good day. It began with a visit by a group of youngsters who were first taken to see the Farm’s mock Iron Age roundhouse structure before being shown around the site then trying their hand at a bit of archaeology. We really hope they enjoyed it and they’re more than welcome to return for more visits during the dig. Whilst they were here Deb unearthed a coin. As always whenever one of us finds something interesting it’s always shared with others and it wasn’t long before Deb had a sizeable audience. It’s the first coin of historic interest that we’ve ever found on this site. Our expert, Alistair, believes that it’s almost certain to be a Scottish Bawbee, (16th Century perhaps) and worth about sixpence. Presumably lost by a farm worker of the time. Otherwise lots of progress was made on the clean up process by a decent turnout of volunteers. It’s been so good to welcome new friends to our dig during the first week. Room for lots more. Tomorrow’s forecast isn’t good, particularly in the afternoon, but we’re a hardy bunch so we’ll still be on site from 10.00.
