NOWTAG Activities Section



Grindon Farm Landscape Surveying Wednesday 28th February to Friday 1st March 2024

Grindon Farm is rich in a variety of archaeological features, and is immediately west of the Howden Hill area of Greyside Farm that we have previously surveyed. The survey will therefore complete a continuous stretch from Carr Edge near Newbrough to Sewingshields that NOWTAG will have surveyed over the past decade.

Please reply as soon as you can to indicate whether and, as far as possible, when you would like to participate. As ever, no previous experience is required as any training will be provided on site. Full meeting-up information and other details will be sent once you have indicated an interest in taking part.

Please note that this event is open to group members only. If you are interested in joining the group please go to our membership page here. You are also welcome to enroll on the day you wish to attend


Landscape Survey at Gibbs Hill Farm from Monday Feb 20th

We are following up on last year's survey on Greenlee and Stonefolds with a survey on neighbouring Gibbs Hill Farm, continuing from where we started surveying on the final day of last year's Level 1 survey. We are scheduling Monday 20th to Wednesday 23rd for the walkover survey but should bad weather intervene we have scope to finish off on Thursday or Friday. Could you please reply letting me know which days you may be able to participate. It would also be handy to know whether you would be available on Thursday or Friday in the event of any of the planned 3 days having to be postponed.




Training in Level surveying April 24th 2023

The essence of archaeology is in recording. Recording in plan and recording in cross –section to relate the stratigraphy across the trenches of an excavation. Whilst surveying a plan of a site has progressed through increasingly sophisticated equipment, from theodolite then total station to precise GPS measurement and onto drone survey, recording heights by Dumpy level has remained a simple technique that amounts to looking at a ruler through a telescope.

A day of practical training in the use of the level will take place on the 24th April at Heddon on the Wall. The day will be run in one hour sessions for 2 or 3 people at a time. The first session will start at 10am with further sessions throughout the day at times to suit those attending.

Please note that this event is open to group members only. If you are interested in joining the group please go to our membership page here. You are also welcome to enroll on the day you wish to attend


Landscape Survey at Gibbs Hill Farm from Monday Feb 20th

We are following up on last year's survey on Greenlee and Stonefolds with a survey on neighbouring Gibbs Hill Farm, continuing from where we started surveying on the final day of last year's Level 1 survey. We are scheduling Monday 20th to Wednesday 23rd for the walkover survey but should bad weather intervene we have scope to finish off on Thursday or Friday. Could you please reply letting me know which days you may be able to participate. It would also be handy to know whether you would be available on Thursday or Friday in the event of any of the planned 3 days having to be postponed.


Please reply as soon as you can to indicate whether and, as far as possible, when you would like to participate. As ever, no previous experience is required as any training will be provided on site. Full meeting-up information and other details will be sent once you have indicated an interest in taking part.

Please note that this event is open to group members only. If you are interested in joining the group please go to our membership page here. You are also welcome to enroll on the day you wish to attend


Howden Hill Landscape Survey February 14th - 17th

We will be revisiting the Howden Hill and Middle House areas west of Newbrough from Monday 14th February to Thursday 17th February, with a bad weather option to continue on the Friday if necessary. In 2020 we had worked as three groups spreading out across a wide area. Although this enabled us to get a lot done despite losing a day to snow it meant that nobody got to see the new features discovered by each group. We will therefore be revisiting all locations to give everyone the opportunity to appreciate the rich variety of features that we have now recorded. Additionally we are well aware there are further interesting features that we did not have time to record so we will aim to fill in the remaining gaps.



Please reply as soon as you can to indicate whether and, as far as possible, when you would like to participate. As ever, no previous experience is required as any training will be provided on site. Full meeting-up information and other details will be sent once you have indicated an interest in taking part.

Please note that this event is open to group members only. If you are interested in joining the group please go to our membership page here. You are also welcome to enroll on the day you wish to attend



Greyside Farmstead Excavation March 7th - 10th

In 2020 we excavated the central cell of this 3 celled structure and recorded an interesting byre. The finds from our mole hill survey of 2019 suggested domestic habitation at the site, so we will be excavating the eastern-most cell to see if this was indeed habitation. The dig runs from Monday 7th March toThursday 10th March, with the option to finish off on Friday if necessary.

Please reply as soon as you can to indicate whether and, as far as possible, when you would like to participate. As ever, no previous experience is required as any training will be provided on site. Full meeting-up information and other details will be sent once you have indicated an interest in taking part.

Please note that this event is open to group members only. If you are interested in joining the group please go to our membership page here. You are also welcome to enroll on the day you wish to attend


Full reports on our previous work at Howden Hill and Greyside are available on our reports page.


Greenlee Project Landscape Survey

Greenlee Project Landscape Survey. Following up on the desk research carried out by members over the past couple of months we will be starting surveying on the ground during the second half of March. We are working in conjunction with Northumberland National Park on this project and will be confirming starting dates shortly.

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