Latest Discoveries
27th Jul 2020
Timber buildings
Potential remains of 3rd Century timber buildings, dated by coins discovered in situ. Read more …
27th Jul 2020
5 The Burrs
At this location sited withing the wall of the Garrison excavations uncovered a corner of a Roman building with Roman pottery andwall plaster. Roman coins were also found in the proximity. Read more …
31st Aug 2025
New inner/outer wall found
At the conclusion of the 2023 excavation, particular attention was given to the segment where the wall curved leftward as it extended north toward Welton Road from the interior area of the field. During this phase, archaeologists discovered a new outer wall. This structure appears to be a later addition to the original walls, which is evident from the fact that its foundation sits at a higher elevation than that of the main walls. Read more …
26th Dec 2025
Golf course Geo Phys
During the social closed period of covid in 2020, and following on from an earlier community activity, James Lyall with the permision of the Brough golf course covered the full area with a magnatometer to explore what lies beneath and to try and find the lost road out of Petuaria leading to York/Eboracum. Read more …
Latest News
12th Jan 2026
2026 is Brantingham Parish's year
As we delve further in to 2026 with our maritime project 2026 will have a change of focus from the Burrs in Brough to a site in Brantingham. it will not be an open site for visitors but will still be available for community volunteers to take place as normal. Read more …

