Key activities

2025

Heritage Open Days museum exhibition (information boards, posters, leaflets, engagement materials).
- Approx. 200 visitors.
Test-pit excavations in the gardens of three homes on Castle Street.
Test-pit excavations at the Bowling Club.
- Approx. 150 visitors.

Town Hall exhibition (information boards, posters, leaflets, interactive exhibits, children’s activities, 3D model reconstruction of castle) and open weekend celebration event.
- Approx. 200 visitors.
Industry-standard geophysics report on earthworks.
Archaeology education programme.

Major community archaeological excavations on Castle Hill.
- 393 people served directly: 200 open day visitors; 13 local business supporters/sponsors; 168 adult volunteers; 5 local charities involved; 150 child excavators; 3 local social-work groups.
- 11.02% of Great Torrington’s population participated directly.
Regional and national news coverage (radio, print, TV).
Archaeology education programme.

Geophysics interpretation public information board.
Castle line-drawing interpretation public display board.
Great Torrington timeline public information board.
Artist’s recreation of the Great Torrington’s Norman Castle.
Website information, photographs, project updates, and extensive historical information..
Social media dissemination of project activities and outputs.
Council for British Archaeology –Archaeology Magazine article (2025).
Great Torrington Educational Colouring Book (2026).
First phase of project report (submitted to county archaeologist mid 2025, initial review Spring 2026, awaiting final approval before publication).
Castle Street garden excavation report.

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Pick up your copy at the Great Torrington Heritage Museum! 14 South Street, Great Torrington, Devon EX38 8AA

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