Events

Events

Evaluation Excavation, Season 4, Session 2

Venue. Safefield Farm, Alconbury Weston.

Dates. 13 - 16 June 2026.

Participation. This is a community archaeology event that is open to all members of Sawtry History Society and JigSaw Cambridgeshire affiliated groups/societies, and residents of Sawtry and the Alconburys.

Visitors. The site will be open to visitors on an ad hoc basis.

Fenland Young Archaeologists' Club (YAC). Children from Fenland YAC have been invited to participate on 13 Jun 26 during the period 1330-1530. The children will be supervised by Fenland YAC adult leaders.

Aims and Strategy. This is the second session of the fourth season of archaeological investigation on Safefield Farm, which is a continuation of the desktop survey (Season 1) and earlier excavations undertaken in Oct 22 (Season 2), throughout 2025 (Season 3), and the earlier session of this current season. The purpose of this session is to complete the recording of Trench 1, continue the excavations in both Trench 2 and Test Pit 2, and identify potential locations for further evaluation excavations elsewhere within Hermitage Wood. It will also continue the endeavour to locate the accumulated Roman/Romano-British pottery assemblage discovered by Landowners Historical Research Group (LHRG) detectorists.

Opportunities. This excavation will give volunteers with excavation experience the opportunity to develop their excavation skills and techniques, and will give volunteers with no excavation experience the opportunity to learn the principles of archaeological excavation, and basic skills and techniques.

SHS - Evaluation Excavation, Season 4-2

SHS - Evaluation Excavation, Season 4-2 - Attachment 1

SHS - Evaluation Excavation, Season 4-2 - Attachment 2

SHS - Evaluation Excavation, Season 4-2 - Application Form

Future Planning

Although no specific events have been planned, planning opportunities exist for the following projects during the periods annotated:

SHS 19-1 Alconbury Brook, Alconbury 2026 Dates TBD

SHS 22-1 Buckworth 2026 Dates TBD

Specific events will published in due course.