What better excuse is there to spend a day in the sunshine than the hope of uncovering a clue to the past. It's all equally interesting whether on the Scheduled Monument searching back thousands of years or ferretting about where the row of white cottages stood within living memory.
Thanks to the loan of equipment from Dearne Valley Archaeological Society and help from the University of Sheffield, not to mention some rain to soften the ground, we have now been able to complete the geophysical surveys that will indicate what lies below the surface.

Some of us measured, held markers or trampled the thistles down whilst others paced up and down with the amazing equipment. Roger and Derek tell us the results are exciting but when I look at the printout it all looks a bit blobby so I am looking forward to hearing what it all means. Nevertheless - it was a wonderful way to spend a weekend.