Skip to content
Pathways to the Past

Pathways to the Past

Exploring the legacy of Ethelburga – a community project focused on the Anglo-Saxon heritage of Lyminge, a village in the Elham Valley in East Kent.

  • Latest News
  • About
    • Our Project Objectives
    • Crowd-funding for the Project
    • Donate
  • The Royal Saxon Way
  • Find Out More
    • Anglo-Saxon Lyminge – why the village is so significant
    • Who was Ethelburga?
    • Uncovering the history of the church in Lyminge
    • Lyminge is unique!
    • Further reading on Anglo-Saxon Lyminge
    • The churches of the Royal Saxon Way
    • The Stones of Lyminge
    • The Royal Saxon Women of the Royal Saxon Way
    • What’s in a name – where does the name Lyminge come from?
  • Contact us

Category: Abbots Green

Day 38 – Media Day!

August 21, 2019 ~ geopaethas ~ 1 Comment

The BBC were on site in the morning recording for the South East News programme.  We were initially scheduled to give a live broadcast on the lunchtime bulletin, but this was pulled at the last moment.  The broadcast went out on the 6.30pm bulletin, available here on IPlayer but only until 7pm on 21 August. … Continue reading Day 38 – Media Day!

Day 32 – More activity in the New Churchyard

August 14, 2019August 14, 2019 ~ geopaethas ~ 1 Comment

The trench in the New Churchyard east of the War Memorial continues to reveal new features, so we now have quite an array of pits and postholes. At the eastern end of the trench, we now have the foundation of a significant wall.  We don't have anything dating this currently, but this could be associated … Continue reading Day 32 – More activity in the New Churchyard

Day 26 – Broadening the coverage

August 7, 2019August 14, 2019 ~ geopaethas ~ 1 Comment

We were delighted to welcome Carly Hilts, Editor of the popular magazine Current Archaeology, to the site yesterday.  There is planned to be a short feature in the next issue and then a longer article in the issue after that. Work continued in the chancel yesterday, excavating more burials including the adult whose torso and … Continue reading Day 26 – Broadening the coverage

Uncovering the history of the church in Lyminge

July 21, 2019August 14, 2019 ~ geopaethas ~ 1 Comment

As today is a rest day, there are no excavations on which we can report.  Instead, a feature article has been added here setting out some of the story of how Canon Jenkins came to be in Lyminge in the first place, how he came to discover the Anglo-Saxon church, and why he developed what we … Continue reading Uncovering the history of the church in Lyminge

Day 3 and the preparatory work continues

July 10, 2019August 21, 2019 ~ geopaethas ~ 1 Comment

Work continued on site today in good conditions.  Trench 1, opened yesterday in the New Churchyard has been taken down to the chalk bedrock and cleaned up.  The pits appear to be natural formations.  This trench will now be back-filled as there is nothing of further interest to be found. Close by, Gabor thought it … Continue reading Day 3 and the preparatory work continues

My Tweets

Category Cloud

1991 dig Abbots Green Anglo Saxon church apse burial Butress chancel Chancel arcade Chancel cross wall column base Community Engagement Funding Further reading Jenkins Monastic enclosure nave new churchyard niche Norman path porticus pottery Public talks Queen Ethelburga Reculver Royal Saxon Way The Project Uncategorized War Memorial trench west wall

Enter your email address to follow this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email.

Join 70 other followers

Recent Comments

Capacity crowd at Et… on Forthcoming talks about the…
Sue Banyard on Forthcoming talks about the…
Miss S Banyard on A view of the Archbishops…
Sue Banyard on Back-filling continues
Kevin on The Royal Saxon Way; a Long…

Pages

  • Blogs
    • The Stones of Lyminge
    • The Royal Saxon Way
  • About the Project
    • Donate
  • Contacts
  • Find Out More
    • Why is the domain name “Geopaethas” ?
    • Who was Ethelburga?
    • Crowd-funding for the Project
    • Why is Lyminge Parish Church important?
    • Anglo-Saxon Lyminge – why the village is so significant
    • Did you know?……
    • Lyminge is unique!
    • What’s in a name – where does the name Lyminge come from?
    • Our Project Objectives
    • The churches of the Royal Saxon Way
    • The Royal Saxon Women of the Royal Saxon Way
    • Further reading on Anglo-Saxon Lyminge
    • Uncovering the history of the church in Lyminge

Archives

Create a website or blog at WordPress.com
Cancel
Privacy & Cookies: This site uses cookies. By continuing to use this website, you agree to their use.
To find out more, including how to control cookies, see here: Cookie Policy