The Burnswark Project

The Burnswark Project A community archaeology project looking at the prehistoric hillfort of Burnswark and the surrounding Roman camps.

A 12- month-long programme of excavation, interactive exhibitions and talks involving volunteers from the local community, funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund, and led by The Trimontium Trust and Dumfries and Galloway Museums Service.

19/06/2026

Bit of a wash-out today; Trench 7 was flooded, and Trench 6 is too steep (1 in 3 slope, we measured it yesterday) to excavate in the rain. At least the forecast is better for the weekend.

Royal Artillery cap badge found in a field close to the site by one of our detectorists. There is evidence of Second Wor...
19/06/2026

Royal Artillery cap badge found in a field close to the site by one of our detectorists. There is evidence of Second World War activity on the site, including tanks tracks across the South Camp and the live munitions we found back in 2015.

Bit damp on the hill today. Some days you can see England, on others...
19/06/2026

Bit damp on the hill today. Some days you can see England, on others...

After-hours javelin practice with reproduction light spears.
18/06/2026

After-hours javelin practice with reproduction light spears.

First Roman lead sling bullet of the season
18/06/2026

First Roman lead sling bullet of the season

Trench 6 opened up
18/06/2026

Trench 6 opened up

Opening up the first of the 2026 trenches.
16/06/2026

Opening up the first of the 2026 trenches.

The intensive metal-detector survey begins tomorrow. As the site is a Scheduled Monument we cannot dig any of the signal...
30/05/2026

The intensive metal-detector survey begins tomorrow. As the site is a Scheduled Monument we cannot dig any of the signals to check what they are, but by recording the spread of material by metal type we will learn where we are going to site the excavation trenches for digging in June.

Today was a javelin day; working up for the experimental archaeology element of the season.
27/04/2026

Today was a javelin day; working up for the experimental archaeology element of the season.

New excavation season announced for 2026!Excavation will take place within the southern Roman camp and on the approach t...
26/04/2026

New excavation season announced for 2026!
Excavation will take place within the southern Roman camp and on the approach to the hillfort from 13th June to 26th June.
Please get in touch via the Trimontium Trust if you would like to volunteer.

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C/o The Trimontium Trust
Melrose
TD66PN

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