Altogether Archaeology Holwick Upper Teesdale, County Durham - Community Archaeological Survey

OA North was invited by Paul Frodsham of the North Pennines AONB Partnership to provide supervision and enablement for a community project at Holwick, Upper Teesdale as part of the Altogether Archaeology project, financed by the Heritage Lottery Fund, English Heritage and Natural England. The Holwick project formed Module 6 of the Altogether Archaeology project and was largely funded by Natural Engalnd through the Strathmore Estate Higher Level Stewardship scheme.
The project provided for supervision and guidance of volunteer groups for landscape and detailed topographic survey at Holwick, as well as detailed desk-based analysis within local record offices. Documentary research was undertaken initially on a supervised visit to Durahm Record office on 12th February 2011, and fieldwork at Holwick was undertaken with four groups of colunteers on Fridays and Saturdays between 18th February and 3rd May 2011.