Abstract
Dig the Castle is a project centred around a Norman motte and bailey castle, the seat of a feudal barony, in Great Torrington, Devon. In the twentieth century, the castle site had begun to be subsumed by the public sphere infrastructure, with one bailey under a carpark, the other previously remodelled into a bowling green. While in plain sight, the asset was, effectively, culturally 'lost' to the people of the town. The project developed a model of community archaeology founded on the principles of co-creation and co-production; with the aim to engage, educate and inspire.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages | 59-61 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| No. | 205 |
| Specialist publication | British Archaeology |
| Publisher | Council for British Archaeology |
| Publication status | Published - 1 Nov 2025 |
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SDG 17 Partnerships for the Goals
Keywords
- archaeology
- public engagement
- co-production
- co-creation
- community
- Devon
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Dig the Castle
Tierney, A. (Co-Principal Investigator), Birkett, A. T. R. (Collaborator), Lucey, D. (Co-Principal Investigator) & Wapshott, E. L. V. (Principal Investigator)
1/08/17 → …
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