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Westbury Archaeology Group

The Westbury Archaeology Group carries out excavations, geophysical surveys and research in the parish of Westbury-sub-Mendip. We are part of the  Westbury Society, and one of a number of community archaeology groups in the Mendip area. We meet every Wednesday morning, unless the weather is dreadful! To contact us, go to the Westbury Society  page, and use the email […]

Westbury Society online talk – 2021 Barry Lane Lecture

A Prehistoric Ritual Centre: The Power of Priddy Dr Jodie Lewis For the last 15 years, Dr Jodie Lewis has been investigating Mendip's many ritual sites. Her recent excavations of newly-discovered Neolithic monuments in Priddy suggest that this region was important during pre-history and became a powerful ceremonial centre in the 4th-3rd millennia BC.   If you’d like […]