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Yorkshire Dales Archaeology

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The Dales Archaeology Day 2026 event, our annual day conference, will take place on the 21st of March in Middleham. More details will be announced in February when bookings will open.
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Bookings are now open for the Dales Archaeology Day 2024 event (see retail.yorkshiredales.org.uk…). Bookings will close on the 31st of October, so now! See the attached poster and the Dales Archaeology Day webpage for this years talk programme (yorkshiredales.org.uk/about/…).
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We are pleased to announce that the Dales Archaeology Day 2024 event will be taking place on the 2nd of November 2024 in Grassington. Ticket bookings will open on the 1st of October. Details of this years talks will be updated soon here: yorkshiredales.org.uk/about/….
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📅 Join us and cave archaeologists from @UCLan at @DalesMuseum on 1 June, 2pm-4pm, talking about the people who might have inhabited the caves around Ingleborough and how they lived in prehistoric times 👇 yorkshiredales.org.uk/whats-… #YorkshireDales #Archaeology | @4CommonLand
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Merry Christmas and a happy new year from the YDNPA Historic Environment team. Nothing quite conjures up the spirit of the festive season like an abandoned quarry in the snow!
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Our annual Dales Archaeology Day event will be returning this year. It will take place on the 29th of October 2022 in Leyburn. More info will follow on when bookings will open, but for now put the date in your diaries!
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Lime burning in the dales stretches back over 800 years, and the northern dales have remains of nearly 250 kilns of various types and periods. This talk considers where and over what length of time lime kilns were built, who built them, and the uses lime was put to.
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Friends of Swaledale Museum talk - 29th June, 7.30pm, Reeth Memorial Hall, DL11 6QT. Kimberley Starkie on researching Swaledale and Arkengarthdale using the resources at the North Yorkshire County Record Office. See poster for details. Advance booking required.
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This striking image of the inside of a flue on Grassington Moor, taken by Neil McNair, was the winner of the Dales Archaeology Day 2021 photo competition. Well done Neil! @bobblehatphoto1 @1lowmill
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For the Dales Archaeology Day 2021 we ran a photo competition and this entry by Derek Twine was the runner up, with this image of Sedbusk Church in Raydale with Lake Semerwater behind.
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The Malhamdale Local History Group AGM will be at 7.30pm on March 17th at Kirkby Malham Parish Hall. Members free, prospective members £3. Followed by cheese and wine. See poster for details.
The next Malhamdale Local History Group talk by Robin Bundy, on “Walter Morrison a Man of Many Parts” will be on the 17th February at 7.30 pm at Kirkby Malham Parish Hall. Non-members welcome, £3. See poster for details.
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Coming to visit us soon? Remember to protect our historic environment and #LeaveNoTrace ow.ly/ziZ350GVkkT
The Settle-Carlisle Railway is one of the most popular ways to see the Dales. But how much do you know about the design of its stations? ow.ly/sTJA50GVkhe

A Proven Track Record: The Settle-Carlisle Railway Stations - Yorkshire Dales National Park

Intermediate stations are of all sorts and sizes, and their accommodation and architectural pretensions also vary. Sometimes they are handsome or heavy, sometimes neat or pretty, and sometimes the...

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Ingleborough boasts 'Britain's Highest Hillfort', but the newest research suggests it was not a hillfort at all. Whatever it may be, please remember to #LeaveNoTrace when you take your next trip up to the summit! ow.ly/ZoLK50GVksX yorkshiredales.org.uk/leave-…
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Have you ever been to Craven Limeworks? This fascinating site is the home to the most structurally complete Hoffmann Kiln in the UK.
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Have you ever wondered what our team's favourite sites and finds are? Take a look at the first of three blogs counting down our team's Top Ten! ow.ly/qENE50GVjRT Do you agree? What are your favourites?

Historic Highlights: Our Team’s Top 10 (Part 1) - Yorkshire Dales National Park

During lockdown we have greatly missed going out on our usual site visits, which got us thinking about our personal favourites. With this in mind, we thought we would set ourselves the challenge of...

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How much do you know about the Yorkshire Dales #navvies? Read about them here ow.ly/5HxA50GVjLI
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Happy New Year! Wishing all of our followers and their families a fulfilling and enjoyable year ahead.
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Merry Christmas from all of us in the Historic Environment Team. Wishing you a happy and healthy holiday period. #HebdenGill
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