Explore our trenches and some of our finds in glorious 3D.
We were so excited about the stone axe, we had to make a 3D model of it immediately to share with everyone. Take a look!
Our 3D model of Trench 9 is ready to view! Can you spot the two ditches forming part of the inner ring of the Causewayed Enclosure?
Our 3D model of Trench 8 is now ready to view! This is where we found loads of quartz, an arrowhead, and a polished stone axe. Can you spot where they came from, plus the pit, the hearth and the stone surface?
Our 3D model of Trench 7 is now ready to view! How many postholes can you count? The geophysics only showed the two big ones, but excavation revealed that there were many more…
Our 3D model of Trench 6 is now ready to view. Can you spot the large pit and the posthole that form part of a circular monument?
Take a virtual walk around the dig and explore everything we dug in Trench 2, from pits and postholes, to even more pits and postholes!
Click the play button to load our 3D model, and click each number to peek inside each feature to learn more and see what we found.
Peek inside the posthole that was excavated and recorded by Chris. What shape can you see in the section?
Take a closer look inside the giant posthole from Trench 2. Can you see the section?
Take a virtual walk around the dig and explore everything we dug in Trench 4, from a heap of pottery to a charcoal pit.
Click the play button to load our 3D model, and click each number to peek inside each feature to learn more and see what we found.
Take a closer look at the charcoal pit that was investigated by Deborah, Lesley, and Christie.
Take a closer look at the surprise ditch in the top corner of Trench 4, and the even more surprising pottery found at the bottom of it – before it was lifted from the ground.
Take a virtual walk around the dig and explore everything we dug in Trench 5, from ditch slots to burned bone.
Click the play button to load our 3D model, and click each number to peek inside each feature to learn more and see what we found.
How did Trench 3 look by the end of the dig? This is where we were searching for signs of an Early Neolithic causewayed enclosure. By the end of the dig, we revealed the termini of two ditch sections, and the causeway between them. We also revealed several postholes. Take a look…
How did Trench 2 look by the end of the dig? This is where we were looking for signs of a double row of enormous postholes pointing straight towards Dowth Henge. Did we find them? You bet we did. By the end of the dig we’d excavated a huge posthole, and part of another one. Take a look…
How did Trench 1 look by the end of the dig? This is where we were investigating the supposed standing stone, surrounding structure, and nearby ditch. Take a look…
We’ve been keeping a bit quiet on the timeline about Trench 1, because it’s, well… complicated. But over the last few days, we’ve begun to unpick the mystery…
In Trench 1, we’ve been looking for signs of an enclosure associated with the possible ritual avenue in Trench 2, but instead we’ve found a massive pile of 19th century stone, with a standing stone ontop of it.
After a visit from some fellow experts, we’ve realised that the standing stone is actually a decorated Neolithic kerbstone (like the ones you find surrounding the monuments at Newgrange and Dowth), which has been moved and stood upright in more recent years. You can even see the line across the length of the kerbstone where it spent centuries (or millennia!) planted in the ground!
The curious thing is that it has been stood up ontop of a 19th century construction, which appears in turn to have been built ontop of the much older feature. Hopefully, after continued investigation, we might finally reveal the enclosure ditch…
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