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As mentioned in this article, excavations have been afoot for some time at Skipsea on the coast of East Yorkshire, under the auspices of the renowned archaeologist Dr Jim Leary (see here https://www.york.ac.uk/archaeology/people/jim-leary/). The dig is close to the site of Skipsea Castle, an Iron Age fort that is also of archaeological interest. There is also a medieval castle there.

Now it seems that discoveries have been made there that reveal the site to have been of singular importance from a far earlier period than had been believed, and if you go here Skipsea dig reveals medieval buildings and artefacts – BBC News you can read more.

The land had been held by Harald Godwinson, and there was known to be a medieval castle there, but then the trail began to plunge back into what we erroneously term the ‘Dark Ages’, i.e. circa the 5th (when the Romans left) and the 10th centuries). It started with the investigation of a timber hall. “….Dr Jim Leary, from the University’s Department of Archaeology, said only a ‘handful’ of such sites existed in the UK and the discovery of buildings and tools that could date back as far as the 5th or 6th Centuries was ‘phenomenal’….”

You can also read about the site at https://www.ancientpages.com/2024/05/15/rare-medieval-hall-norman-castle-skipsea/, and the more I read the keener my interest in the eventual outcome. What will they find? The dig was scheduled to end in May, but as yet I know nothing more.