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Archaeology selfie 🩷🪏🤩
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#torrington #digthecastle #archaeology
Group of people by bench waving with smiling woman in front
September 28, 2025 at 12:59 PM
archsengage.bsky.social
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 ⚱️🏺
July 26, 2025 at 12:39 PM
archsengage.bsky.social
Archaeologist Naomi Trott tells us the results from Trench 2!

#digthecastle #devon #greattorrington #archaeology #communityengagement #socialvalue #househistory
July 27, 2025 at 3:17 PM
archsengage.bsky.social
🎉 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! 🎉

#digthecastle #archaeology #🏺#greattorrington #archaeologistsengage
October 11, 2024 at 10:18 AM
dodoarchaeology.bsky.social
So excited to be back with the brilliant volunteers on the 2025 fieldwork season of Dig The Castle! @archsengage.bsky.social

#archaeology #DigTheCastle #community #socialvalue
September 28, 2025 at 3:44 PM
archsengage.bsky.social
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
July 27, 2025 at 8:13 AM
archsengage.bsky.social
Archaeologist @dodoarchaeology.bsky.social brings us up to speed on Trench 2!

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July 27, 2025 at 9:56 AM
archsengage.bsky.social
Emily has been criss-crossing the UK over the last few days attending award ceremonies and giving talks about the #DigTheCastle project. Go Emily!
dodoarchaeology.bsky.social Donal Lucey @dodoarchaeology.bsky.social · Nov 25
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.

#archaeologistsengage #greattorrington #bristol #archaeology #pubarch #scicomm #engagement #socialvalue
November 25, 2024 at 11:10 PM
dodoarchaeology.bsky.social
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.

#archaeologistsengage #greattorrington #bristol #archaeology #pubarch #scicomm #engagement #socialvalue
November 25, 2024 at 10:54 PM
dodoarchaeology.bsky.social
Archaeologist Belinda Tibbetts tells us what's happening at Trench 1!

#digthecastle #devon #greattorrington #archaeology #communityengagement #festivalofarchaeology #socialvalue #househistory
July 27, 2025 at 10:53 AM
irishashyt.bsky.social
We made a tiktok account for the Dig the Castle archaeology project in Great Torrington, Devon. Give us a follow to get the latest updates - we start digging again with the local community on Friday!

www.tiktok.com/@digthecastle

🪏 #archaeology #castles #history @archsengage.bsky.social
DigtheCastle's Creator Profile
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September 24, 2025 at 12:04 PM
archsengage.bsky.social
Exciting discoveries! Have we found the lost medieval castle? Our community volunteers like Martin here are bringing different skills and driving the discoveries.
www.instagram.com/reel/CyLcqrR...

#communityarchaeology #Archaeology #scicomm #socialimpact #community #devon #digthecastle ⚱️
October 9, 2023 at 2:14 PM
irishashyt.bsky.social
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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#archaeology #digthecastle #publicengagement #festivalofarchaeology
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
July 28, 2025 at 9:06 AM
archsengage.bsky.social
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
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.
July 26, 2025 at 5:03 PM
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#FestivalofArchaeology #pubarch #scicomm #communityengagement #publicoutreach #archaeology #DigTheCastle #AE
July 16, 2024 at 12:03 PM
archsengage.bsky.social
1/2 One way DIGtheCASTLE enriched the community output of our excavation project was collaborations with other groups and orgs in the area. E.g. the digital recording of our trenches with the students and staff of Petroc College, in Barnstaple.

#communityarchaeology #publicengagement #archaeology 🏺
December 4, 2023 at 6:41 PM
irishashyt.bsky.social
🏰 Dig the Castle shortlisted for another award 🏆 Thanks to everyone who nominated us in celebrating Great Torrington’s archaeology and amazing community efforts 🩷
#archaeology #digthecastle #castles #history #publicengagement #community #greattorrington #devon
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
March 9, 2025 at 12:46 PM
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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
archaeologyuk.bsky.social Council for British Archaeology @archaeologyuk.bsky.social · Nov 21
🎥 The countdown is on for the #ArchaeologicalAchievementAwards! 🏆

Get ready to meet the incredible people and projects shortlisted for this year's awards! We'll be sharing a video for each category below, giving you a glimpse into each project ahead of tomorrow’s ceremony.
Archaeological Achievement Awards 2024
YouTube video by Council for British Archaeology
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November 22, 2024 at 7:50 AM
archsengage.bsky.social
We also welcomed a local reenactment group and the Mayor of Great Torrington!

Thanks so much to all our amazing volunteers 🩷🤩

#publicengagement #digthecastle #archaeology #heritage #history #devon #torrington #greattorrington #northdevon
October 5, 2025 at 7:37 AM
dodoarchaeology.bsky.social
1/2 One way DIGtheCASTLE enriched the community output of our excavation project was collaborations with other groups and orgs in the area. E.g. the digital recording of our trenches with the students and staff of Petroc College, in Barnstaple.

#communityarchaeology #publicengagement #archaeology 🏺
An archaeological trench approximately 4 metres long and 2 metres wide. There are three people in the trench, taking photographs with digital cameras. One person is lying down, one is kneeling and the other is standing up.
December 4, 2023 at 6:38 PM
archsengage.bsky.social
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
June 22, 2024 at 11:22 AM
archsengage.bsky.social
“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 💪⛏️👷🏰”

#digthecastle #archaeology #castles #publicengagement
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September 26, 2025 at 8:23 PM
archsengage.bsky.social
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....
#digthecastle #ArchaeologicalAchievementAwards
#greattorrington
#communityarchaeology
November 17, 2024 at 8:02 PM