Headland Archaeology (South & East Office) have recently completed the mitigation stage fieldwork on a renewable energy (wind) scheme at Quarrendon Fields, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire. This investigation was a successful use of a ‘preservation in situ’ approach. It was the culmination of several years of successful...
We are very pleased to report substantial growth in the last year, securing £4.5m in new business. Sales have steadily increased over the last few years and with the revival of the construction industry we are forecasting that our work will increase by 20 per...
As Headland nears the end of a Heritage Lottery-funded major project at Hereford Cathedral exciting new discoveries have come to light. So far one of these has captured the public imagination and was covered in a two-page spread for the February edition of the BBC...
Headland Archaeology is pleased to announce that another planning appeal, with which we have been involved, has been granted. The proposals, for a 34.2m high wind turbine at New Hartswell Farm, Herodsfoot, Liskeard, Cornwall, initially gave rise to concerns from English Heritage due to the...
If you want to know how commercial archaeology works then Kenneth Aitcheson’s recent history of British Archaeology is a great place to start. The book uses Headland as a case study for a commercial archaeology unit, highlighting two of our projects, The Scottish Parliament and the...
The good news about our Contracting Department (see previous posting) is only half the story. On the consultancy side of the business, we have not only weathered the recession but have positively come out of it with more work on the books, across a wider range...
We are delighted to currently be working on the post excavation and publication of a site within Brenkley Lane Surface Mine, to the north of Newcastle upon Tyne. The excavation of this 4.2 hectare site was undertaken on behalf of Banks Mining in order to...
Having successfully steered through the recession, we are now focussed on planning ahead and adapting to new trends in our market. As part of that, we have selected key sectors and locations within the country for investment. This takes the form of people in key...
During works to replace class rooms at English Bicknor Primary School significant structural remains of a stone castle were uncovered. Gloucestershire County Council, Headland Archaeology and English Heritage were working together on the project at the school when a 2m high tower base was discovered in...
We are proud to have worked with LDA Design on another successful application. On this occasion the proposal was for a large solar PV Farm in Cambridgeshire. This important new renewable energy scheme will cover 88ha. It lies on the claylands west of Cambridge, in a landscape...