Day three of Gav's Hawksley blog

Today troweling of the de-turfed area began.

A walkover survey of the wider area in the afternoon sadly revealed that all but three of the possible other marked stones were naturally formed. However, later troweling in the excavation area revealed patches of dark charcoal-rich deposits, possibly soil within cut features or an accumulation within a hollow.

Dark patch of charcoal which could possibly be associated with a cut feature.

We were also visited by the local Press. Martin Paul from the Teesdale mercury came out to the site in the morning and took a great interest in the rock art and the strategy behind the excavation. Keep a look out for the forthcoming article.

Paul Brown discussing his discovery of the rock art panel with Teesdale Mercury report, Martin Paul.

Gavin onsite, answering a query raised by Stephen; one of a core group of volunteers who also took part in Brignall