We have been investigating the archaeology of Shillington since 2013. In that year, Shillington families, friends and neighbours excavated small test pits in their gardens. The aim was to look through the soil for things that people had used long ago and then thrown away or lost. Over 100 people took part.
A generous ‘All Our Stories’ grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund enabled Cambridge Community Heritage to send a team of archaeologists led by Doctor (now Professor) Carenza Lewis (pictured on the right below) to support the work.
Since then a group of enthusiasts have continued digging test pits in Shillington and Pegsdon and carried out field walking and metal detecting. They have found thousands of pieces of old pottery, coins and other artefacts. Many can be dated and suggest where their owners lived at the time.
Find out more about the test pit and field walking results here.
What has been found shows that parts of Shillington have not always been occupied and the site of Pegsdon has moved completely!
To find out more, take a look at the most recent reports: –