After a night of torrential rain, the river Wharfe was running high and
the springs gushed down the hillside at CHW. This, however, earned us a reprieve
from the morning site restoration session as it was deemed unsafe on the steep, slippery hillside.
This welcoming scene greeted our arrival on site – the views across the
valley were far from encouraging. However, by lunchtime it had cleared with occasional
glimpses of the sun in the afternoon.
After taking numerous soil samples, excavation, recording and the
employment of the magnetic susceptibility equipment went ahead, in addition to
careful drawing and recording of the bakestone.
Our visitors today, apart from the woolly quadrupeds with their annoying
habit of attempting to devour any tapes left unguarded, were from the
Ingleborough Archaeology Group and the Yorkshire Dales National Park.
With the arrival of the total station, previously hand measured and
calculated locations could be confirmed, and at the close of day we said
farewell to another two of our gradually depleting band of workers.
Cleaning up the bakestone
Pat & Phil Carroll
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