Current Projects 
2007
1 Documentary field research, open to any member at either level of
membership.
2 Planning the Kingsdale exhibition.
3 Compiling the popular publication on the Kingsdale Project.Details of project
4 Field surveying at Masongill. Further details
5 Surveying on Ireby Fell. This has been started but
is in abeyance due to the
appalling weather.
When summer comes .....Results so far
6 Clearing a structure at Masongill.This has been undertaken but a further
investigation of the structure which has been revealed is necessary to
confirm, if possible, that it has an agricultural purpose and is not a building.
Interim report
7 Kingsdale Head excavation.This is now in the post excavation phase.
Report on excavations 2005 - 2007
8 Possible sow kiln at Kilnsey.This will be an adjunct to the Sow Kiln Project
that was completed with the publication of the report late in 2006. A
possible sow kiln site was surveyed by geophysics last summer within the
monastic complex at Kilnsey. The
resulting trace was not convincing but
neither was that for the proven sow kiln at Feizor
Thwaite. It is known
from documentary sources
that lime was being burned there during the
monastic period so the aim of this excavation is to determine if the
structure is a kiln, if it is a lime kiln, and if it can provide any dating
material.
Report on Kilnsey Sow Kiln
9 Voluntary Help at Craven Museum
Six members have put their names down for this. It will involve helping to
sort and classify stored material. David Johnson is the contact point for
this within the Group.
10 Ribblehead Excavation. It is being managed on behalf of the Yorkshire
Dales National Park Authority in liaison with the local English Heritage
Monuments Field Warden. The project is now in the post excavation phase.
The structure in question a totally collapsed rectangular feature probably
contemporary with the building of the viaduct in the 1870s proved to be a
building. In very recent years persons unknown have been interfering with
its integrity by “digging” within it. The aims were to clear it out, to expose
external wall foundations and any internal features, and to try and identify
its form and function. Report on excavation
11 Spechscaflade. Assisting Yvonne Luke with surveying remains ranging from
apparently bronze age to late medieval near Southerscales. The focus of the sites
is the possible meeting area and its associated stream mentioned in monastic deeds.
Further details