This project is jointly funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF), the Tamar Valley AONB and Calstock Parish Council.
The Calstock Parish Heritage Project aims to help the community understand and engage with their landscape heritage. So far, local people have attended a series of free training days in artefact identification, geophysical survey at Cotehele, fieldwalking and building identification. A major archaeological excavation of the Roman Fort in October 2011 at Church Hill, Calstock allowed a group of volunteers to gain hands-on experience whilst learning about the historic development of the area. More on the dig and the follow-up talk by Chris Smart can be read in the News section of the website.
Late last year the Calstock interactive heritage map was launched, showing people where archaeology is located and providing the opportunity for people to add their own special places and local knowledge. You can visit the map by clicking here.
More events are planned for 2012, including a look at the historic routeways of the Parish. Visit the project blog to get the latest news and information on opportunities.
If you think you would be interested in getting involved in archaeological projects in 2012 please contact Samantha Barnes on sbarnes@tamarvalley.org.uk or call on 01822 835036.