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The medieval house at Ightham Mote, surrounded by water
A group of people stood around a table in front of a National Trust property looking at a display of archaeological finds
A fragment of a Neolithic polished axe in the palm of a person's hand
A person stood in a trench pointing out different changes in the soil colour indicating an archaelogical feature
Volunteers archaeologists excavating a small test pit
A team of archaeplogists kneeling on the edge of an archaeological feature in a shallow trench, waving their arms.
A view from the interior to the exterior of a mine entrance/cave at Alderley Edge with a group of people stood outside
A selection of finds including porcelain, wallpaper, a wooden peg and a buckle from under the floorboards at East Riddlesten Hall
Pilgrim badge maker at work
A view of the Neolithic tomb at Coldrum in Trottiscliffe in Kent, with the fence removed
A range of buildings and planted areas at Felin Puleston on the Erddig estate near Wrexham
Three flint/chert tools from Llanerchaeron placed on a clear perspex block
Tool marks within gold seams at Dolaucothi gold mine
A lady leaning over a tray of archaeological finds, holding a piece of flint in her hands
A view across the rolling fields of the Stonehenge landscape
A person holding a small clay item making impressions in it with a stencil
A table with a variety of organic archaeological finds, a magnifying glass, microscope and identification guides
Archaeologists excavating a structure with brick walls
A group of people on a guided walk at Corfe Castle, with a herd of cows looking on
Bodiam Castle archaeology volunteer Ysy holding a find from excavations, stood under a gazebo
Two HART volunteers undertaking a resistivity (geophysical survey) at Killerton in Devon
A HART volunteer undertaking a condition survey at Dunwich Heath on a mobile phone app
A very happy HART volunteer holding a plastic finds bag containing a Civil War musket ball ©NT/Cat Lodge
HART volunteers during a survey of a Bronze Age burial mound at Newtimber Hill, South Down East, Sussex ©National Trust Images/Laurence Perry
Heritage and Archaeology Ranger Team (HART) volunteer surveying archaeological features at Dunwich Heath using the HART app on his mobile phone ©National Trust/Sam Cooper
Autumnal view towards Sizewell from Dunwich Heath and Beach, Suffolk ©National Trust Images/John Miller
View of a boundary stone looking west ©National Trust/R Barnes
Boundary stone marked with RRW and mound/cairn behind ©National Trust/R Barnes
1855 Ordnance Survey 6 inch map showing the boundary line marked with ‘stake’ and ‘mound and stake’ ©National Library of Scotland
Volunteer Viv and Ranger James traversing the moor in search of archaeological features ©National Trust/R Barnes
Plastic and cardboard boxes full of archaeological finds in bags and smaller boxes
A screenshot of the HBSMR mapping showing points of interest and archaeological features mapped as lines and polygons
Two large cabinets with hundreds of paper reports in hanging files in an office
Leonard Woolf's desk at Monk's House, East Sussex ©National Trust Images/Caroline Arber
Jewish Homes exhibition as part of a research project founded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council at Ightham Mote, Kent ©National Trust Images/Chris Jonas
A walker stood at Salomons Memorial viewpoint, taking in the beautiful winter sunrise at Box Hill, Surrey ©National Trust Images/John Miller
Interior view of First Floor Bedroom of the Levy Family House, Birmingham Back to Backs ©National Trust Images/Paul Harris
Volunteers sitting around a table enjoying a celebratory cream tea
A group of volunteers on a guided walk of the villa site
Volunteers undertaking condition inspections of the pilae room at Chedworth Roman Villa
Chedworth Roman Villa artefact handling volunteers with boxes of artefacts on display on a table
Two people kneeling in mud whilst monitoring and recording tree planting, with a finds tray ©National Trust/Simon Fyles
The ground penetrating radar survey team at Avebury ©National Trust/B Clifton
Drone shot of newly planted hazel arches at Avebury Manor ©National Trust/James Dobson
University of Exeter staff and students and National Trust rangers and volunteers are removing the turf and topsoil from one of the excavation trenches at Columbjohn, Killerton ©National Trust/Cat Lodge
Volunteers undertaking geophysical survey of the Roman fort at Killerton, Devon ©National Trust Images/Fi Hailstone
Volunteers restoring an archaeological site at Killerton, Devon ©National Trust Images/Fi Hailstone
Killerton HART volunteers undertaking a condition survey of the ha-ha at Killerton ©National Trust/Cat Lodge
A group of people sat on a hill on the South Downs admiring the views © National Trust / Josie Jeffery
Heritage and Archaeology Ranger Team survey at Bronze-Age burial mound at Newtimber Hill, South Down East, Sussex ©National Trust Images/Laurence Perry
A man holding a torch to examine rock art in a cave - credit George Nash
Cave art in Bacon Hole Cave - Credit George Nash
The Cerne Giant with the re-chalking team visible at top of the hill | © National Trust Images / Steve Sayers
The iconic Cerne Abbas Giant cut into the chalk hillside
The ruins of Dunstanburgh Castle, Northumberland. ©National Trust/Solent News & Photography Agency
A pele tower on Inner Farne, offering defence and accommodation for the monks of Durham Cathedral who managed the islands. ©National Trust Images/Rebecca Hughes
A group of people sat in front of a building reviewing survey results on a laptop © Blast TV
A pele tower on Inner Farne, offering defence and accommodation for the monks of Durham Cathedral who managed the islands. ©National Trust Images/Rebecca Hughes