Lost Beneath the Lawns: Results from 2024’s Archaeology Excavations
During the “Parliamentary rebellion” Auckland Castle was “almost utterly destroyed [with gunpowder] by the ravenous sacrilege of Sir Arthur Haselrig.” Or at least that’s what we’re told by Bishop John Cosin, who returned to Auckland Castle when Haselrig was imprisoned in the Tower of London in 1660. But Haselrig also tried to build a new house here which has been lost beneath the lawns, since Cosin tore it down over 350 years ago.
In June 2024, archaeologists from Durham University and The Auckland Project set out to find this missing piece of history – but what did they find? Join Archaeology Curator John Castling to find out.
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During the “Parliamentary rebellion” Auckland Castle was “almost utterly destroyed [with gunpowder] by the ravenous sacrilege of Sir Arthur Haselrig.” Or at least that’s what we’re told by Bishop John Cosin, who returned to Auckland Castle when Haselrig was imprisoned in the Tower of London in 1660. But Haselrig also tried to build a new house here which has been lost beneath the lawns, since Cosin tore it down over 350 years ago.
In June 2024, archaeologists from Durham University and The Auckland Project set out to find this missing piece of history – but what did they find? Join Archaeology Curator John Castling to find out.
Free ticket is valid only with Castle entry.
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