This event is now fully booked and booking has now closed. If you have signed up for the waiting list and a ticket becomes available you will be contacted by email.
The event will be recorded and made available later this month via the CBA YouTube channel.
A fantastic opportunity to hear about the rich and diverse archaeological sites cared for by the National Trust and the varied work of the National Trust’s Archaeologists. Hosted by CBA Trustee and archaeologist Clemency Cooper and Shannon Hogan, National Archaeologist at the Natioal Trust, the event will feature three presentations followed by the opportunity for the audience to ask questions about the projects or archaeology at the National Trust.
Details of the three talks are below and you can find out more about our hosts and speakers in the biographies at the bottom of the page.
The Stonehenge Landscape: 10,000 Years in the Making - Dr Nick Snashall
Stonehenge is known around the world for its iconic Stone Circle. And the National Trust has owned and cared for the landscape surrounding Stonehenge for the best part of a century. While antiquaries and archaeologists have known for centuries that Stonehenge lies at the centre of a huge complex of Neolithic and Bronze Age monuments, recent research has revealed a host of new discoveries. Some of which stretch back millennia before the Stone Circle was built. Forcing us to rethink much of what we thought we knew about this landscape and the people who shaped it. Looking after such a precious landscape is a complex task. And in the last few years we've been working behind the scenes, making radical changes to ensure its world famous archaeology is protected, while benefitting nature and ensuring future generations can discover the landscape's secrets for themselves.
In pursuit of saints in the North - Mark Newman
A select group of National Trust properties have important Christian significances – few more so than Inner Farne, once home to St Cuthbert, patron saint of the North. Previously the scene of surprisingly little archaeological investigation, new research is re-evaluating the island’s medieval buildings as well as its below ground archaeology -the latter in hope of finding traces of the earliest monastic presence. This talk will reveal early results for the first time as well as touching on new investigations of Fountains Abbey’s precinct and seeking the truth about Lady’s Well in Coquetdale, Northumberland.
Attingham Estate: A Changing Landscape for People and Nature - Janine Young
This talk will look at the findings from the recent large scale geophysical survey carried out for the National Trust at the Attingham Estate and other recent archaeological work. It will explore how the exciting results have enriched our understanding of the landscape, and how it has changed and developed over time.
Clemency Cooper
Shannon Hogan
Mark Newman
Dr Nick Snashall
