News & Events

Welcome to the 'News & Events' page for Historic Herefordshire On Line. This is where we will update you on upcoming events concerning historic Herefordshire and keep you informed of related news items as they happen.  Please click one of the links below to view a particular topic. 

HISTORIC ENVIRONMENT TODAY LATEST ISSUE - Volume 11, 2 (July 2008). This issue summarises various development - related archaeological projects within the county is guest edited by Julian Cotton, Herefordshire Archaeology's Archaeological Advisor.

HEREFORDSHIRE ARCHAEOLOGY WEEK 2008: PROGRAMME OF EVENTS - Saturday 19th July to Saturday 26th July. Activities throughout the county.

BROMYARD HISTORY DETECTIVES - Become a churchyard detective ! An art, archaeology and history activity day for children and families in partnership with the environmental charity Caring for God’s Acre. There is no need to book for this event but children must be accompanied by an adult. Click on the link for more details.

LOWER LUGG VALLEY ARCHAEOLOGY AND AGGREGATES PROJECT - An overview of the key findings of the Lower Lugg Archaeological Resource Assessment. The Resource Assessment, now complete, comprises the first stage of an Aggregates Levy Sustainability Fund sponsored project in the Lower Lugg Valley.

HEREFORDSHIRE MARKET TOWNS ARCHAEOLOGICAL PROFILES PROJECT NEWS FEBRUARY 2008 - Update on the first three market town profiles

EDGAR STREET GRID ARCHAEOLOGICAL CHARACTERISATION - Update on the archaeological characterisation of the Edgar Street Grid in Hereford, undertaken by Herefordshire Archaeology

FELINDRE TO TIRLEY GAS PIPELINE - The reports on the geophysical surveys that were commissioned by Murphy Pipelines Ltd on the Herefordshire section of the Felindre to Tirley gas pipeline have now been deposited with the SMR. The surveys were carried out by Bartlett-Clark Consultancy. The results of the surveys will be integrated into the SMR database in due course. In the meantime, the reports can be viewed at the SMR.

HISTORIC LANDSCAPE WALKS 2008 - A series of walks for 2008.

EXCAVATIONS AT CREDENHILL IRON AGE HILL FORT: PROJECT NEWS DECEMBER 2007 - Summary findings of the Summer 2007 excavations, and general background to the longer-term project that is being carried out in partnership with the Woodland Trust, funded by a Heritage Lottery Fund grant.

HEREFORDSHIRE AERIAL ARCHAEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROJECT NEWS - Update on an English Heritage funded project, designed to survey Herefordshire's historic sites and landscapes from the air.

YOUNG ARCHAEOLOGISTS CLUB - In 2008, Herefordshire Archaeology Service and Hereford Museum will be launching a Young Archaeologists Club for children aged 8-16. If you are interested and would like to receive further information when available, please follow this link to download a form.

THE 'ROTHERWAS RIBBON' - News updates on the four thousand year-old landscape construction that has been discovered on the route of the Rotherwas Industrial Estate Access Road.

FIRST TITLE IN HEREFORDSHIRE COMMUNITY ARCHAEOLOGY SERIES PUBLISHED

LUGG VALLEY ARCHAEOLOGY, LANDSCAPE CHANGE AND CONSERVATION PROJECT NEWS - A LEADER + and English Heritage funded project exploring the history of the Lugg Valley landscape since the Ice Ages, in partnership with five Lugg Valley community heritage groups.

CITY OF HEREFORD URBAN ARCHAEOLOGICAL DATABASE PROJECT NEWS - An English Heritage funded project to improve all records for the core historic area of the city.

GARWAY HILL ENCLOSURE DATED TO THE IRON AGE

KILPECK EXCAVATIONS REVEAL SITE COMPLEXITY

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