BUDDING archaeologists are being invited to help unearth remains at a deserted medieval hamlet in the Yorkshire Dales.
The Yorkshire Dales Millennium Trust is set to launch an archaeological survey of Thorns, near Hawes, once an important location on a packhorse route.
Records of the settlement date to 1190 when it belonged to Furness Abbey, which was once the second most wealthy monastery in the country, behind Fountains Abbey, near Ripon.
Project leader Dr David Johnson said: “The history of Thorns is both long and varied. Though it has been abandoned as a settlement for over a century it once played an important part in the economy of the Ribblehead area.
"This project gives us the opportunity to unlock its secrets and tell its story. We’re very grateful to the landowner for giving us permission for the project.”
Volunteers will be trained in a variety of archaeological techniques including surveying, identifying and excavating features, drawing, photography and recording, as well as botanical surveying techniques.
The survey will start next month. Anyone interested can call 01524-251002 or email don.gamble@ydmt.org
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