The 2009 Archaeological Fieldschool run by North Pennines Archaeology Limited and North Pennines Heritage Trust Education Service is due to commence on the 1st June, running through to the 2nd August 2009. 2009's Field School will continue to investigate the Jacobean Hall and Service Range at Dilston Castle (continued from 2007 and 2008 seasons), Northumberland.

The project aims to provide archaeology students, and prospective entrants into archaeology courses at university, the opportunity to gain valuable fieldwork experience by participating in the project; skills available to be taught are:

• Topographical Surveying Techniques
• Excavation Techniques
• Archaeological Planning Techniques
• Environmental and Finds Processing Techniques
• Building Recording Techniques
• Computer Aided Drawing (Digitising)
• Geophysical Surveying Techniques

A list of Fieldschool weekend events for June and July 2009 is now available to view on the 2009 Season Events Page.

Please keep a close eye on this site for further 2009 developments, or sign on our Mailing List for more information. In the mean time, please don't hesitate in looking around the site and reading up on previous seasons!

• 23/12/2008: The Photo Galleries now have pictures from Weeks #1 through to #20. Descriptions will come in the New Year!
• 13/12/2008: Our new Photo Galleries are currently being brought up to speed with photographs (listed by week) from the work done at Dilston Castle, as well as a selection of finds from the excavations. There will soon also be a short video presentation available showing the underground culverts after they were cleaned out by fieldschool members during 2008. This video will be made available on our Promotional Material page when its complete!