The survey and excavation of Tarns near Silloth
Survey Location: High Tarns Farm, Nr Silloth, CA7 4NQ
Phase 1: In November 2022 Grampus Heritage & Training undertook desk-based research to look at recently available aerial photography of the area around Tarns in #Cumbria. The aim was to search for #archaeological anomalies, showing as cropmarks, which may indicate the location of the grange at ‘Ternis’, a medieval #monastic #farm established in the Tarns area by the Cistercian monastery of Holme Cultram (Wilson, 1905).
They hoped to reveal anomalies which could be further invested through community excavation next year and to establish more context for the timber building identified from a cropmark.
Phase 2: 15th to 26th January (including weekend of 13th/14th)
Phase 3: 5th to 16th February (including weekend of 10th/11th )
Phase 4: excavation in July 2024
Our archaeologist a short talk of Mark Graham on the excavation and what has been found during the 12 day dig in July 2024
results: 3 D model of the unearthed finds in Trench 2
Media coverage:
Times and Star article: ’50 volunteers set to dig into medieval past at Silloth farm’
BBC Cumbria feature on Tarns excavation
BBC Radio report
Times and Star: ARCHAEOLOGISTS have unearthed what appears to be a medieval grange farm in Silloth.
Times and Star: Cumbria farmers ‘amazed’ as signs of medieval history unearthed
Photo Gallery and video of the site
