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CONTENTS IS SUE 421 (Vol.X X X V I , No.1) ❙ April 2025 40 FEATURES 20 FROM BAYEUX TO BOSHAM Tracing ‘lordly sites’ in medieval England A two-year project has shed new light on power centres associated with the Anglo-Saxon aristocracy that was swept away by the Norman Conquest – including an important site linked to Harold Godwinson and his family. 26 A MONUMENTAL UNDERTAKING Unravelling the long and complex story of Crickley Hill’s Long Mound Best-known for its Iron Age hillfort, Crickley Hill in Gloucestershire is also home to an enigmatic array of Neolithic monuments. What has newly published analysis revealed about this earlier phase? 34 DISTILLING A CLANDESTINE CRAFT Exploring the archaeology and history of illicit whisky-making Fieldwork in the Scottish Highlands has highlighted archaeological evidence of an underground industry. 40 TURNING ON THE WATERWORKS Navigating the industrial architecture of the Victorian sanitary crisis 4 We explore the innovative transformation of water- and sewagerelated architecture amid rising mortality rates caused by water pollution in the mid-19th century. 48 MESOLITHIC MICROWEAR Exploring spatial organisation within the Star Carr structures Microscopic analysis of flint tools found in and around Britain’s earliest post-built structures open up new ways to understand how these spaces may have been used and organised by the Mesolithic communities that built them. 26 48 APRIL 2025
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CONTENTS UPFRONT 3 EDITOR’S LETTER 6 LETTERS Your comments, complaints, and compliments 8 NEWS New insights into Strata Florida’s medieval monastery; Historical birds of prey outed as scavengers; Galloway Hoard runic inscription translated; Britain’s largest Neronian hoard on display; Tudor kiln discovered at Bedfordshire school; Science Notes; Cathedral dig reveals traces of early medieval and Roman Exeter; Finds Tray 14 NEWS FOCUS Two Iron Age artefacts uncovered during a metal-detector survey at RAF Valley in Anglesey are thought to belong to the famous Llyn Cerrig Bach assemblage 16 COMMENT Joe Flatman excavates the CA archive 18 CONTEXT Glorious glass: St Andrew’s Church, Heckington 60 62 8 64 14 14 18 CULTURE 56 REVIEWS Britons and their Battlefields: war, memory, and commemoration since the 14th century; Hidden History in the Welsh Mountains; Digging Lincoln; The North Pennines from Prehistory to Present; 50 LGBTQ+ Finds from the Portable Antiquities Scheme; Beneath Our Feet: everyday discoveries reshaping British history 60 EXHIBITION Echoes: Stone Circles, Community and Heritage at the Stonehenge Visitor Centre 61 MUSEUM NEWS The latest on acquisitions, exhibitions, and key decisions 62 LISTINGS Our selection of exhibitions and events, as well as historical, archaeological, and cultural resources from around the world that are available online 64 SHERDS Chris Catling’s irreverent take on heritage issues 66 ODD SOCS The Watercolour World ON THE COVER Overlooking the remains of Calan’s Bothy in the Scottish Highlands 4 2 1 A p r i l Issue 421 ❙ April 2025 ❙ £5.95 THE UK’S BEST-SELLING ARCHAEOLOGY MAGAZINE B o s h a m C r i c k l e y H i l l L o n g M o u n d H i g h l a n d b o t h i e s V i c t o r i a n s a n i t a t i o n S t a r C a r r m i c r o w e a r Pioneering spirit Pioneering spirit Exploring the archaeology of illicit whisky production Exploring the archaeology of illicit whisky production CREDIT National Trust for Scotland PLUS Interpreting ancient activities at Star Carr Rethinking Crickley Hill ’s mysterious mound Anglo-Saxon lordly centres ❙ ❙ .95 £5 ❙ 421 Issue ISSUE 421 5

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CONTENTS

IS SUE 421

(Vol.X X X V I , No.1) ❙ April 2025

40

FEATURES

20 FROM BAYEUX TO BOSHAM

Tracing ‘lordly sites’ in medieval England A two-year project has shed new light on power centres associated with the Anglo-Saxon aristocracy that was swept away by the Norman Conquest – including an important site linked to Harold Godwinson and his family.

26 A MONUMENTAL UNDERTAKING

Unravelling the long and complex story of Crickley Hill’s Long Mound Best-known for its Iron Age hillfort, Crickley Hill in Gloucestershire is also home to an enigmatic array of Neolithic monuments. What has newly published analysis revealed about this earlier phase?

34 DISTILLING A CLANDESTINE CRAFT

Exploring the archaeology and history of illicit whisky-making Fieldwork in the Scottish Highlands has highlighted archaeological evidence of an underground industry.

40 TURNING ON THE WATERWORKS

Navigating the industrial architecture of the Victorian sanitary crisis

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We explore the innovative transformation of water- and sewagerelated architecture amid rising mortality rates caused by water pollution in the mid-19th century.

48 MESOLITHIC MICROWEAR

Exploring spatial organisation within the Star Carr structures Microscopic analysis of flint tools found in and around Britain’s earliest post-built structures open up new ways to understand how these spaces may have been used and organised by the Mesolithic communities that built them.

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APRIL 2025

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