An Evening With National Trust Archaeologists 2025
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 National Trust, the event featured three presentations followed by the opportunity for the audience to ask questions about the projects or archaeology at the National Trust.
This event was delivered by the CBA in collaboration with the National Trust on 12 March 2025. Follow the link below to watch the recording on the CBA YouTube channel.
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.
Nick Snashall - Nick is the National Trust's Archaeologist for the Stonehenge & Avebury World Heritage Site (WHS). Passionate about sharing the stories of the people who shaped these landscapes. She's a specialist in the Neolithic and Bronze Age. Her PhD research explored how the evidence from stone tools can help us understand prehistoric landscape inhabitation. She has excavated on sites across Britain and Europe - from Gloucestershire to the Czech Republic, and co-directed a number of major fieldwork projects in the WHS.
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.
Mark Newman - Mark is the National Trust Archaeologist for the east side of the North region, supporting property teams covering Trust properties from the outskirts of Berwick upon Tweed to the boundary of Greater Manchester, on the east side of the Pennnie watewrshed. A graduate of Birmingham University, he worked in archaeology in Kent and the Midlands (as well as Italy, Australia, France, Guyana and the United States) before taking a role with the National Trust in Yorkshire in 1988.
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.
Janine Young - Janine has been an Archaeologist for the National Trust for the last 15 years, she works primarily with properties across the Midlands and the East of England. She also works part time as a heritage consultant for Fearn Heritage and Archaeology - in both roles her current work has a large focus on the integration of heritage into large scale nature recovery projects. Janine strongly believes in the positive impact that archaeology can have on communities and spent many years as a YAC branch leader and leading community archaeological projects. She is really interested in the synergies between natural and cultural heritage and is interested in what this can teach us about the environment we live in, how we perceive and relate to it.
