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Ingleborough Archaeology Group

15 December: Gauber Cow Pasture - a medieval farmstead site

The remains of a farmstead dating back more than 1,000 years will be the focus of IAG's next talk, on Monday 15 December 2025. Dr David Johnson, landscape archaeologist, author and honorary president of IAG, will discuss the discoveries at Gauber Cow Pasture near Ribblehead in his talk at Ingleborough Community Centre. Excavation of the site in 2024, in partnership with IAG, formed the last chapter in Dr Johnson's long-running research programme into early medieval settlement

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Mooning about Ingleborough

Yvonne Luke, vice-chair of IAG, presented her fieldwork results from the 18.6 year moon standstill at the group's meeting on 17 November 2025.

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Gold lunula from Grassington exhibited at Skipton Museum

What is a gold lunula? A gold lunula is a type of Bronze Age collar or necklace named after its crescent moon shape. The culture of making gold lunulas was believed to have started in Ireland and the majority of known examples have been found there. Little is known for certain about them, so they are still quite mysterious objects. Read full report here .

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Iron Age Issues in Upper Wharfedale

Archaeological investigations revealing remains dating back to the Iron Age were the topic for IAG's talk on Monday 20 October. Archaeologist Dr Roger Martlew talked about his research into the prehistory of Upper Wharfedale, where detailed survey and recording of earthworks - the 'lumps and bumps' under present-day fields - revealed what looked like a prehistoric hut circle. Many aspects, though, were unusual and the investigation that followed uncovered further puzzling

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