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Abstract
As a result of his 1947 excavations at Castle Hill, W.J. Varley included a north-eastern annexe as an integral part of the hillfort’s development, an interpretation that has subsequently been cited extensively in the literature. However, the results of excavations carried out in 2017 do not substantiate Varley’s findings.
Acknowledgements
The 2017 excavations were carried out by members of the Huddersfield and District Archaeology Society and facilitated by the landowner, Mr David Griffiths, and the Kirklees Council Castle Hill Ranger, Julian Brown. I am grateful to Katina Bill, of Kirklees Museums and Galleries (Tolson Museum) for providing access to W.J. Varley’s excavation archives. and are based upon original archive drawings and are reproduced in a redrawn form with the permission of Kirklees Museums and Galleries. is a redrawn version of a plan used to illustrate Varley's 1948 article in the Archaeological Journal, and is used here with the permission of Taylor and Francis.
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Ian Roberts
Ian Roberts was the Principal Archaeologist with Archaeological Services WYAS and now operates as a freelance archaeological consultant and adviser. He has been involved in the excavation and reporting of numerous archaeological sites in Yorkshire.