WYRE ARCHAEOLOGY

Welcome to the Wyre Archaeology website. We are an amateur archaeology group, with some professional members, interested in all possible sites in Wyre, Fylde and beyond.  Browse around and you will find information on our past and present digs, areas of interest, etc.  Meetings take place at Great Eccleston Village centre and are on the 3rd Wednesday every month from February to October. Starting at 7.30pm, we report back on our digs and occasionally have guest speakers. Visitors/prospective members are welcome; contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or watch this space for further updates.  Next meeting takes place on 19th February, 2025.  Agenda to include wrapping up some of last year's digs and looking forward to new targets.

On the 19th June, Andy Binley presented a talk on "Recent archaeological discoveries at Lancaster’s Castle Hill using geophysics”.  One of the GPR findings included the discovery of a potential Roman Temple in Quay Meadow - just North of the Castle.

Latest digs include: Arthur's Well (Goosnargh), Salwick Old Hall (with possible neolithic feature underneath the hall), Quernmore (a probable neolithic mound) and Brock cottage.

Meetings are generally for reporting back on digs and looking at suggestions for possible future digs but we do have visiting speakers.  In the April AGM, Bill Aldridge from Wigan Archaeology described the unearthing of a bronze age monument.  Previous meetings include Dr Rick Peterson from UCLan gave a talk on human remains unearthed in a cave in Cumbria.  This has been dubbed the "oldest northerner" after being found to date back 11,000 years.   

All nine volumes of the "Over-Wyre Historical Journals" are now available on-line.  They can be found at https://wyrearchaeology.org.uk/index.php/resources/pilling-historical-society.   

Wyre Archaeology has adopted the "overwyre.info" site to preserve Gordon Heald's magnificent maps/drawings.  These can be found by clicking on the "Resources" tab and then "overwyre.info".

Facebook page ... https://www.facebook.com/groups/1091772967850657

Being a member of the Facebook group does not mean that you are automatically a member of Wyre Archaeology.  If you want to come to meetings or take part in digs then you should join as a full member.  Single Membership costs £12, or £18 for 2 at the same address, for a full year from 1 May to 30 April. We accept pro-rata subscriptions for part of the year and students in full-time education aged 21 or under are free. Subscriptions pay for equipment, insurance and room hire. For further information contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

If you want to see our latest investigations, a blog can be found at https://wyrearchaeology.org.uk/wp.