Harthill with Woodall 2021 Summer Dig
A pictorial record of our 2021 Summer dig.
Loscar Wind Farm Community Grassroots Endowment Fund Award
We would like to thank South Yorkshire's Community Foundation and the Loscar Wind Farm Community Grassroots Endowment Fund. Their very...
Woodall Lane - Cut Through
Whilst looking at the view of Harthill's Old Rectory from Woodall, I noticed that the field towered above Woodall Lane. I had to take a...
Thurgasyke - The Anglo-Saxon Stream
It may seem hard to believe, but the Thurgasyke stream that runs from the Burr Well towards Manor Road probably gets it name from an...
Cuthbright Pitt
Have you ever looked at the hill opposite Manor Farm on Thorpe Road and wondered why there are a couple of trees growing in the...
Harthill's Original Road to Rotherham
Did you know that in 1605, the road to Rotherham was not along Hard Lane to Kiveton? The actual route to Rotherham from Harthill was...
Harthill Old Rectory - View Restored
It is always interesting looking at the space that a demolished building leaves, however, the recent demolition of Harthill's 'New'...
Captain Jean Jammot's Civil War Skirmish
Whilst looking at possible archaeological sites across Loscar I became distracted by a field called 'Slaypit Field' that is shown on the...
Harthill's Oldest Footpath?
Many years ago an elderly farmer from Harthill told me that the gate to the field on Winney Lane next to the Yorkshire Water site...
Historic England Report - North Farm, Harthill
In 2019, Harthill with Woodall Archaeology Group asked Historic England to carry out a survey of North Farm, Hard Lane, Harthill before...