Festival of Archaeology

Events

Events Search and Views Navigation

Event Views Navigation

Today

  • Flint Knapping Taster Workshop – Festival of Archaeology

    Sancreed Beacon Sancreed Beacon, Penzance

    Step back in time and experience the ancient art of flint knapping at our Sancreed Beacon ‘Living History’ encampment. In this immersive half-day workshop, you’ll learn traditional techniques used by our ancestors to shape stone into tools and artefacts. Suitable for those aged 16+ Location: Sancreed Beacon, Sancreed, Penzance, TR20 8QT – What3Words: ///lows.button.riverboat Parking: Sancreed […]

    £30.00

  • Living History Encampment – Festival of Archaeology

    Sancreed Beacon Sancreed Beacon, Penzance

    See Bronze Age Cornwall come to life at our Sancreed Beacon ‘Living History’ encampment. Location: Sancreed Beacon, Sancreed, Penzance, TR20 8QT - What3Words: ///lows.button.riverboat Parking: Sancreed Beacon South Lay-by - What3Words: ///users.equality.montage Sancreed Beacon North Lay-by - What3Words: ///climber.credited.sprinter Price: FREE There’ll be the chance to meet some of the characters from the beacon’s past […]

  • Member Exclusive – FREE Guided Walk to Sancreed Holy Well – Festival of Archaeology

    Sancreed Beacon Sancreed Beacon, Penzance

    Hosted in partnership with the Cornish Ancient Sites Protection Network (CASPN). CASPN's Carolyn Kennett will lead a walk to Sancreed Holy Well, and the wonderful church and crosses of Sancreed are just down the hill. Places on this walk will be open exclusively to Cornwall Heritage Trust, CAS and CASPN members and are extremely limited.  […]

  • Member Exclusive – FREE Guided Walk at Sancreed Beacon – Festival of Archaeology

    Sancreed Beacon Sancreed Beacon, Penzance

    Hosted in partnership with Cornwall Archaeological Society (CAS). Pete Herring of CAS will lead a walk around Sancreed Beacon, including prehistoric round houses and fields, Early Bronze Age summit cairns, and later beacon site and late medieval and post-medieval mining remains. Places on this walk will be open exclusively to Cornwall Heritage Trust, CAS and […]