Andrew Burn

Love Grimshaw. Some of his gloomy dramatic dockland work still hangs in my childhood home. Always conjured up mental images of Holmes and Watson.

Low earthworks of a Bronze Age barrows with serval trees on top, set in a large green pasture field, with blue skies above

A prehistoric cross dyke at the edge of a stubble field, with a hawthorn hedge along the bank. Rolling green fields and trees stretch into the distance, with clear blue skies above

Fantastic couple of days visiting 50 Scheduled Sites in the Yorkshire Wolds last week. Covered alot of ground and alot of Barrows!

Cropton: Brief History of a Landscape Exploration of a well trod North Yorkshire landscape

Some more scribblings. This time in advance of a talk im goving tonight on the landscape history of the area around Cropton, North Yorkshire.

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What a soul we have lost.
God bless her

I stumbled over this railway embankment, for sidings serving mine works in Murk Esk, and now I can't thinking about the archaeology of railways.

A shiny, red-topped mushroom on the mossy base of a tree.

A ginormous, brown mushroom with a flat top is nestled in green grass and moss.

A tiny, bright red topped mushroom perches on the twig-laden floor of a forest.

A cascade of flat beige mushrooms slopes down the twig-laden woodland floor.

*FUNGI APPRECIATION POST*

Are we all in agreement that fungi are the best thing about autumn? These incredible specimens were snapped by Siân Lloyd in Bannau Brycheiniog (Brecon Beacons). You can find fungi in damp, shady areas, particularly in woodlands.

Have you spotted any yet?

Fantastic Peter Dunn reconstruction painting of the medieval village of Cropton with crofts reaching. Ack to a stone and wood motte and bailey castle on the edge of a green wooded ridge.

Ive been scribbling my thoughts about the landscape around Cropton and had to share this lovely Peter Dunn reconstruction of the Motte and Bailey Castle just outside the modern village.

(Found on the Woodland Trust Interpretation Panel for the site)

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Castilly Henge Excavation Blog | Cornwall Heritage Trust "What was once a rarely trodden landscape, the field in which Castilly Henge lies, was now busy with volunteers and archaeologists digging, sieving, and

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Great to meet such a diverse and lively group of archaeologists, ecologists, farmers, geographers etc at our 'Archaeology in Wilding' workshop earlier this month. Thank you @kneppwilding.bsky.social for the beautiful venue, Guerilla Archaeology and all others who contributed! #WildWednesdays

Thanks for sharing Jonathan, will certainly be looking for more opportunities for collaboration like this as we advise on the Levisham project!

Shaping Sustainable Historic Landscapes Integrating archaeology and heritage into nature recovery

Some Saturday musings on archaeology and nature recovery:

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YouTube video by Sheffield Zooarchaeology Lab The destruction of the Zooarch laboratories in Sheffield

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Another treat on a cold morning walk.

Freshly ploughed fields, steaming in the cold morning air, under blue skies and a backdrop of deciduous trees.

Low sun and steaming, freshly ploughed fields are definitely a sign autumn is on the way.

“Well, it’s nothing very special…”

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A pair of speckled wood butterflies on lush green ferns

A 6 spot red ladybird on lush green ferns

Dark metallic blue Rosemary Beetles on lush green leaves that they are eating

A pair of 6 spot lady birds on a dried up brown leaf.

A woodland wander on my lunch.

The striking ruins of the west end of Byland Abbey, including the Rose Womdow, under blue skies and silhouetted against the morning sun

Morning meeting with the national park at Byland.

Ahh the homeland. My first ever history project in primary school was on Leasowe Lighthouse (pictured) 🤣

Lovely day out and about at the Towton Battle site yesterday. Particularly loved the new hedgerows as they coincidentally were planted the week my son was born!

small hours big time unlit rooms in night shift premises other places in silhouette 4am - the sky going fast one star

10/9/25 - nocturn

Black and white image of Whitby Abbey ruins under cloudy skies

Whitby Abbey in the wind today.

The ruins of Byland Abbey under grey skies, with a toddler exploring a green grassy cloister in the foreground.

A weekend of father son exploring this weekend and had to let the boy use Byland as an adventure playground.

Managed to join last night, great talk, looking forward to seeing what the excavation reveals!

Sad to see you go Simon, enjoy the next chapter!

My marvellous ex-colleagues at Historic England gave me this lovely linoprint as a leaving gift by the talented victoriawillmott.com showing some the fantastic buildings that I worked on over 20 years, Kings Cross, Wolfeton, the National Theatre….and my folding caravan. Thank you!

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Free lecture on recent research at Castilly Henge #Cornwall #Neolithic

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Have been reading my copy on the commute this morning. A great collection!

I had this issue. For two weeks a book I ordered bounced between Thirsk and Leeds. Joy.