Andrew Burn

@apburn44

Archaeologist, Development Advice Team Leader for Yorkshire Region at Historic England. Nature recovery and archaeology. Committee Member @landscapesurvey.bsky.com Views here my own. #archaeology #landscapearchaeology #heritage #nature #outdoors

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Andrew Burn@apburn44· 12d

Lots of site visits today, William's Hill Motte and Bailey, Jervaulx Abbey and Wensley Roman Fort in Wensleydale and Scawton Manorial site in the North York Moors National Park.

Large earthwork mound covered in parched yellowing grass, with the grey stone ruins of Middleham Castle in the distance, under cloudy skies.

Crumbling stone ruins of Jervaulx Abbey under cloudy skies. Parched grass and a red bench in the foreground, the ruins are flanked by vegetation.

Scawton Chapel, rubbls stone built with a slate roof and small wooden tower. Blue skies above with thin whote clouds and a green grass foreground.

The stone ruins of Middleham Castle viewed at distance, under cloudy skies. The rolling hills and fields of Wensleydale stretch into the distance

Andrew Burn@apburn44· Jul 15

More Sheffield exploring. This time the inside of the little known Scheduled Hoffman Brick Kiln.

Andrew Burn@apburn44· Jul 14

Sheffield Steel and Monasteries today.

The interior of a former forge at Abbeydale industrial hamlet, with a large brick built fireplace to oje sode and the clutter of steel grinding equipment scatteted around the forge.

Stone tower under blue sky with green grass lawn in the foreground. The tower is flanked by green trees and has a large gothic window

Andrew Burn@apburn44· Jul 13

More Wensleydale Wanderings from last week

Andrew Burn@apburn44· Jun 25

Lovely day up in the @northyorkmoors.org.uk doing some more site inspections. A lovely breeze saved the day (along with an air conditioned off road veichle!)

A veiw across green trees and rolling hills, under bright blue skies with occasional clouds. Three uneven gravestones can be seen in the foreground.

The remains of a stone built ring cairn protrude from green and brown heather vegetation on a hill top. In the distance a wide valley with fields and woodlands expands below the cairn

Large conical stone walkers cairn, sitting on top a prehistoric stone cairn, sat in green and brown heather. Sat under bright blue skies with occasional blue wispy clouds.

The edge of the moor, bright green vegetation, with brown heather marking out thr line of a prehistoric earthwork. Blue skies above with hills and woodland in the distance

Andrew Burn@apburn44· Jun 23

Another great day discussing the future of nature recovery and regenerative farming around Byland Abbey. The kind of day that makes you love the job more. #landscapearchaeology #naturerecovery #sustainablefarming

West front of the honey coloured stone ruins of Byland Abbey, showing the remains of the circular rose window. The sun sits behind wispy clouds in an otherwise blue sky.

Andrew Burn@apburn44· Jun 10

Went on a site visit this morning. Got distracted by a steam loco while hunting for a round barrow 😂

Andrew Burn@apburn44· Jun 8

💠Call for Papers!💠 LSG Conference, 6-7 Nov 2026, N.Yorkshire, UK. Resilient Landscapes - applying archaeological survey & understanding to holistic Nature Recovery Abstracts due by 31 July. Expand attached poster for full details ⤵️ #LandscapeArchaeology #NatureRecovery #Archaeology 🏺 #LSG2026

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Resilient Landscapes - applying archaeological survey and understanding to holistic Nature Recovery.
Fri 6 & Sat 7 November 2026. Memorial Hall, Pickering & the North York Moors National Park.

The Landscape Survey Group’s 2026 conference will combine a day of in-person presentations followed by a day visiting the North York Moors.

The conference will explore the growing role of landscape archaeology in shaping nature recovery, climate resilience and long-term land management. It seeks to bring together archaeologists, heritage/ecology/conservation professionals, land managers and community groups to consider how applied archaeological knowledge and investigation can help support better decision-making. At a time when environmental change is accelerating, this conference asks how the deep-time perspective of landscape archaeology can help shape more resilient futures. By reading the past carefully, we can act in ways that respect complexity, protect heritage, restore ecological value and strengthen the relationship between people and place.
Papers are sought on how archaeological evidence, historic landscape character, traditional land-use and community memory can all contribute to more integrated approaches to nature recovery. Focus will be placed on recent case studies where landscape archaeology has helped develop collaborative, landscape-level restoration and recovery strategies. Projects may include (but need not be restricted to) improving biodiversity, habitat creation or other landscape management work. Presentations should show how archaeological survey, including field observation and recording, aerial survey methodologies and local knowledge can reveal not only what survives, but how that understanding can support practical management, partnership working and wider public benefit.
To contribute a 20min paper or a poster, please send titles & abstracts (250 words max) to andrew.burn@historicengland.org.uk by 31 July.

Andrew Burn@apburn44· May 29

A bit of Earthwork Survey in the shadow of Duggleby Howe today. Been too long since Ive done some hachuring. A fantastic day.

A large grass covered eathwork mound on the horizon with blue cloud filled sky above and trees and green fields in the foreground.

Andrew Burn@apburn44· May 9

Another great day out with some of my favourite archaeology people for @landscapesurvey.bsky.social spring meet.

Andrew Burn@apburn44· May 9

First full day of @landscapesurvey.bsky.social spring meet was lovely. Great to be back out in these Slate quarrying landscapes! Looking forward to day 2.

A row of ruined grey slate built workers cottages, roofless and starting to be reclaimed by nature.

View dowm an industrial incline of moutains with green valley below. A castle tower stands at the base of the incline surrounded by trees and foliage.

View down a mountainous valley with monumental grey slate incline in the centre of the view, surrounded by spoil heaps pf worked slate.

Panoramic view of Dinorwoc slate quarry showing vast scale lf workings, wooded valley and blue green lake below.

Andrew Burn@apburn44· Apr 20

Todays site visit to Conisbrough Castle with Englush Heritage, beaitful weather, really useful and a cracking brew.

A view of the grey stone castle ruins with blue skies and light cloud. Green grass field and a stone path in the foreground

Andrew Burn@apburn44· Feb 15

After what feels like 6 weeks of gloom and toddler induced illness I finally managed to see some sky yesterday

Open moorland, lightly dusted with snow, under clear blue skies with a low winter sun casting long shadows

Andrew Burn@apburn44· Jan 28

Glorious day on Ilkley Moor once I escaped the fog bound valleys.

A rock outcrop on the edge of heather and bracken moorland, under blue skies overlooking a cloud filled valley

A view of heather and bracken moorland, under blue skies overlooking a cloud filled valley

Andrew Burn@apburn44· Jan 10

More sun, snow and earthworks

Banks and ditches of a Roman Camp, in low winter sun with a light covering if snow, under blue skies with winter grass showing green through the white snow.

Earthworks of a Roman Camp, in low winter sun with a light covering if snow, under blue skies with winter grass showing green through the white snow.

Andrew Burn@apburn44· Jan 7

Time for a break from emails

Snow covered earthworks in low winter sun at Cawthorn Roman Camps. Grass shows through as the melt begins under clear blue skies.

Andrew Burn@apburn44· Jan 4

Perfect start to 2026

A snow covered path winding through green undergrowth and sparsley covered trees under blue sky. A low winter sun casts long shadows.

Andrew Burn@apburn44· Dec 29

An afternoon stroll across Cropton Castle in the winter Murk.

A view through sparse trees, across a green valley to a distant village. Gloomy grey winter skies overhead.

A wider shot of a view across a green valley, through sparse trees under grey skies.

The earthworks of cropton castle, undulating under brown/green winter grass, with a back drop of trees and under grey winter skies

Andrew Burn@apburn44· Dec 25

My traditional Christmas morning dog walk. Today exploring Cawthorne Camps. Toddler for scale (yes @earthworkbec.bsky.social I forgot a ranging pole 😂) Hope everyone has a lovely break, however they spend it.

A small boy exploring grass and Heather covered earthworks, with a back drop of windblown trees ans cloudy skies

Grass and Heather covered bank and ditch on the corner of a Roman camp. Under cloudy skies

Three banks covered wirh grass and Bilberry under bluey clouds and with a back drop of trees.

Andrew Burn@apburn44· Dec 20

A day when work is to be enjoyed and remembered

A double rainbow set against light grey skies and above brown ans yellow moorland. The photographers shadow can be seen in the foreground

Andrew Burn@apburn44· Dec 18

A busy couple of months, withnlittle tome to post, so here are some autumn/winter highlights of my work wanderings.

Autumnal trees in low winter sun with orange and yellow leaves

Medieval banks and ditches with green grass covering seen through the glassless stone window of a castle

A grey stoneslab with prehistoric cup and ring rock art in brown brushed Heather moorland under blue cloudy skies

A brick and glass post modern chrich with a curved roof and detached Bell tower under blue cloud filled skies with bare winter trees and green laws surrounding it.

Andrew Burn@apburn44· Oct 13

Fantastic couple of days visiting 50 Scheduled Sites in the Yorkshire Wolds last week. Covered alot of ground and alot of Barrows!

Low earthworks of a Bronze Age barrows with serval trees on top, set in a large green pasture field, with blue skies above

A prehistoric cross dyke at the edge of a stubble field, with a hawthorn hedge along the bank. Rolling green fields and trees stretch into the distance, with clear blue skies above

Andrew Burn@apburn44· Oct 5

I stumbled over this railway embankment, for sidings serving mine works in Murk Esk, and now I can't thinking about the archaeology of railways.

Andrew Burn@apburn44· Oct 4

Ive been scribbling my thoughts about the landscape around Cropton and had to share this lovely Peter Dunn reconstruction of the Motte and Bailey Castle just outside the modern village. (Found on the Woodland Trust Interpretation Panel for the site)

Fantastic Peter Dunn reconstruction painting of the medieval village of Cropton with crofts reaching. Ack to a stone and wood motte and bailey castle on the edge of a green wooded ridge.

Andrew Burn@apburn44· Sep 23

Another treat on a cold morning walk.

Andrew Burn@apburn44· Sep 23

Low sun and steaming, freshly ploughed fields are definitely a sign autumn is on the way.

Freshly ploughed fields, steaming in the cold morning air, under blue skies and a backdrop of deciduous trees.

Andrew Burn@apburn44· Sep 19

A woodland wander on my lunch.

A pair of speckled wood butterflies on lush green ferns

A 6 spot red ladybird on lush green ferns

Dark metallic blue Rosemary Beetles on lush green leaves that they are eating

A pair of 6 spot lady birds on a dried up brown leaf.

Andrew Burn@apburn44· Sep 16

Morning meeting with the national park at Byland.

The striking ruins of the west end of Byland Abbey, including the Rose Womdow, under blue skies and silhouetted against the morning sun

Andrew Burn@apburn44· Sep 12

Lovely day out and about at the Towton Battle site yesterday. Particularly loved the new hedgerows as they coincidentally were planted the week my son was born!

Andrew Burn@apburn44· Sep 7

Whitby Abbey in the wind today.