I always think that you get out of life what you put into it. Volunteering with TAG has become one of the most enjoyable and positive parts of my life! It gives me the chance to spend time with people who are friendly, supportive and genuinely interested in the fantastic North Yorkshire landscape around us. … More Why I love volunteering with Thornborough Archaeology Group
TAG has recently received some 3-400 paper Ordnance Survey maps. These came from the Department of Archaeology at the University of York who, earlier in the summer, moved out of their long time home at Kings Manor in central York. The department held a store of thousands of maps from across the whole of the … More TAG mapping
Visitors to Thornborough Archaeology Group events in July may have noticed an exciting new addition to our displays: a remarkable collection of flint, stone, pottery and metal artefacts spanning the Mesolithic, Neolithic and Bronze Age. The collection has been very kindly loaned to TAG by lithics expert and TAG advisor Spencer Carter and will provide … More New Prehistoric Artefact Teaching Collection for TAG
A reminder that TAG will be excavating at Windmill House, near to Boroughbridge, on Saturday 29th, Sunday 30th, and Monday 31st August. Please get in-touch, using the Contact Form if you would like to volunteer for one or more days. No prior experience of archaeological excavation is necessary. Thank you. https://thornboroughag.org/contact-form/
It is incredible to think that the fertile area of low lying land in the A1 corridor holds a secret. Between the M62 and the A66 in northern England, there were once a staggering number of huge circular ceremonial monuments. Over 5000 years ago, these structures dominated this landscape to the east of the Pennines. … More Monuments of the A1 corridor
I’m delighted to announce that TAG will be continuing with its excavations at Windmill House, near to Boroughbridge, on Saturday 29th, Sunday 30th, and Monday 31st August. Please get in-touch, using the Contact Form, if you would like to volunteer for one or more days. No prior experience of archaeological excavation is necessary.
YAA Mapping in conjunction with English Heritage and Thornborough Archaeology Group have released the latest aerial survey images of the Thornborough Henge complex. The images were taken at the end of july 2026 during the latest drought. The Northern Henge. Note outer ditch showing as faint parch mark The Northern Henge (red channel only) filtered … More Latest Thornborough Aerial Survey Completed
The last three weeks have been extremely busy for TAG. We’ve had excavations at Windmill House, followed by our ‘gateway’ talks and tours, and then last Saturday, “Exploring Henges and Nature”, our first ever conference. Each event was extremely well attended, and it is a real pleasure to see so much passion and enthusiasm from … More A hectic three weeks!
I would like to thank everyone who attended and helped organise last Saturday’s “Exploring Henges and Nature”. This was an important event for TAG, being our first ever ‘conference’, and we are all really pleased it was both sold-out and very well received. Its success is thanks in no small part to the speakers, who … More A fantastic day of talks and debate!
