Operation Nightingale was founded in 2012 to utilise the techn
PROJECTS
Local volunteers in both urban and rural areas in the 30 miles between Hexham/Corbridge and the North Sea will have an opportunity to uncover more about Hadrian’s Wall. Activities will include excavation, surveys, and indoor research. Over three years we will investigate six main areas, and other projects can be developed with the help of local people – let us know your ideas. Anyone can get involved – no previous experience is necessary.
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ROMAN STONES IN TYNEDALE CHURCHES
The first survey of Roman stone artefacts in churches and othe
FINDING THE LOST ROMAN ROAD
The line of the main Roman road between Corbridge and Carlisle
EXCAVATION AT ARBEIA, SOUTH SHIELDS
From 2012 to 2016 there will be a community excavation
BENWELL AND THE WALL IN WESTERN NEWCASTLE
A search for remains of the lost Roman vicus or civili
CENTRAL NEWCASTLE AND GATESHEAD
A quest for the location of the Roman bridge across th
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Operation Nightingale was founded in 2012 to utilise the technical and social aspects of field archaeology in the recovery of soldiers injured on operations, including Afghanistan and at home.
The first survey of Roman stone artefacts in churches and other buidings in the Tyne Valley and north Tynedale
The line of the main Roman road between Corbridge and Carlisle (known as ‘The Stanegate’), a major route running east-west south of Hadrian’s Wall, is lost in the five miles west of Corbridge. In particular, the place where the road must have crossed the North Tyne is unknown.
From 2012 to 2016 there will be a community excavation at Arbeia in the civilian settlement outside the fort
A search for remains of the lost Roman vicus or civilian settlement on the slope south of the fort site
