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- 01March 1, 2024
The mystery of secret passages running beneath the landscape
Darley Lane, Derby, DE1 3AXSpeaker: James Wright – SPEAKER ON ZOOM
Every single hamlet, village, town and city in the British Isles has a story of secret passages running beneath the landscape. The tales speak of hidden tunnels connecting the castle and the monastery, or the hermitage and the pub, or the church and the manor house. Often these are supposed to be escape tunnels, sometimes they are connected with smuggling or treasure, on other occasions the given reasons for their existence are somewhat salacious and scandalous. The folklore of Britain’s subterranean landscape is ubiquitous, but is there ever any archaeological evidence for these yarns? What are the underlying truths? Can the stories ever tell us something about how people think about their communities and heritage?
Archaeological Research Group
- 02March 2, 2024No events