Martyn Stonehouse

Is there a Staffordshire based historical / archaeological society here on Bluesky?

Not long till this opens over at the Silk Museum! Fans of old stones, old paths and old places within the Three Shires this is for you. @chesterarchsoc.bsky.social @derbyshirearch.bsky.social @stoneclub.bsky.social

Always good to see the remains of an old doorway or window stratified within later additions to a building! This is the south side of the Church Of The Holy Cross in Ilam.

Had a fantastic time yesterday getting to know the Ilam Hall estate better - a stunning location with the extra bonus of a @nationaltrust.org.uk cafe ☕

This is great! Some nicely captured sounds in and around the Records Office too (almost a bit of a Stone Tape vibe at times!) 🗂️

Excited to be a part of the next #ScientificRambles exhibition at the Silk Museum in March - new work by Iain Davidson, Ailsa Holland, Becca Smith and myself. 🪨 'The Wild Between' opens on March 21st and runs until May 16th.

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Today's harvest... 🥔

Working on new pieces for the next #ScientificRambles installation today - opening March 21st at the Silk Museum in Macclesfield.

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I had a great time last night at The Peer Hat as part of the Manchester Folk Horror event - it was my first time performing #MegalithicTransportNetwork pieces live, and it was lovely to have such a friendly and supportive crowd 🪨

Missed her set when I was loading out! I heard good things though!

Off to Manchester today to inflict some #MegalithicTransportNetwork sounds upon the participants at The Peer Hat for Manchester Folk Horror 2026 🪨

Following some old tracks today...

Hey Chris! Sorry I didn't catch you before I left, would be good to continue our chat at some point, sounds great!

a two-tiered theatre filled with people sat down attending Derbyshire Archaeology Day at The Winding Wheel theatre in Chesterfield. Photo by me.

Landscape archaeologist David Went standing on stage pointing at a screen during his presentation at Derbyshire Archaeology Day. Photo by me.

A man with a beard and a flat cap sat in a theatre crowd holding a microphone during the Q&A section of a talk at Derbyshire Archaeology Day 2026

Alex Cave from Derbyshire Records Office stood on a stage at Derbyshire Archaeology Day giving a talk about her archive project. Photo by me.

A few of my photos from a fab time at Derbyshire Archaeology Day 2026 in Chesterfield. Full of fantastic talks, great archaeology chats between speakers, and the infamous Colin Merrony book stall! January 2027 seems a long way off! Maybe some sort of Summer heritage social is in order? #archaeology

Or friendly faces, but faves works

Great to be at Derbyshire Archaeology Day earlier - lots of passionate folks sharing their work, and plenty of food for thought. Nice to see some friendly faves too!

Anchor Church caves, Foremark, Derbyshire, showing the caves cut into a sandstone cliff at the southern edge of the Trent floodplain, overlooking a palaeochannel (and, at the present moment, the active Swarkestone South gravel quarry). Image credit Prof Mark Horton

Anchor Church caves, Foremark, Derbyshire. The door and window shown are of Anglo-Saxon style and believed by Prof Ed Simons (Royal Agricultural University) to demonstrate an early date - perhaps 9th century - for the caves. Image credit Edmund Simons

The interior of the Anchor Church caves, Foremark, Derbyshire. The Anglo-Saxon or medieval hermitage was enlarged and altered during the 18th century to allow use as a picturesque dining room associated with Foremark Hall, with doorways widened to admit well-dressed ladies. Image credit Edmund Simons

The Anchor Church, Foremark - a former hermit's cave with possible Anglo-Saxon origins (there is a legendary link with St Eardwulf, a deposed Northumbrian king/hermit who died in 830). Later repurposed (18C) as a dining-room-with-a-view for Foremark Hall!

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I couldn't make it either sadly! I know, it's not an accessible read unfortunately...

Very excited to receive my copy of 'Listening To Landscape' by Phil Hubbard - Phil interviewed me to talk about the work on my Megalithic Transport Network project - lots of great insight into some fantastic artists here, well worth a nosey.

I know it well! 🪨

One for #standingstoneSunday - unknown stone, Birchen Edge, November 2025. @megalithic.bsky.social @stoneclub.bsky.social
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Some moody snaps from a trip on the Hope Valley line yesterday, Grindslow Knoll and Win Hill in the distance...

Nice little zine delivery today from Witchcult Now - 'Superia Visions Vol. 2' - some fantastic 35mm photography and old stones, lovely stuff!

Wonderful find!

Cervid panel at Rowtor Rocks - head with antlers to left, body and legs to the right. There is a baby deer bottom right (not showing particularly well here). Possibly Mesolithic based on comparison with similar engravings in Scandinavia. Photo my own

Bovine engraving at Rowtor Rocks, thought to be an aurochs. The head is missing (top left), but the curve of the back flows left to right into the animal's tail, with the forelegs and hind legs visible in relief below. Photo - my own

The 'Rosetta Stone' at Rowtor Rocks, an unusually complex abstract rock art panel on a boulder, probably dating from the Early Bronze Age. A cross within concentric circles, surrounded by flames or petals, with cup and ring around. Photo: my own

At Rowtor Rocks to see new prehistoric rock art with Anna Clark and Prof George Nash, on one of the wettest mornings the Peak District could muster (yep that's wet)

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Gorgeous mapping here courtesy of the @natlibscot.bsky.social - by P Burdett surveyed between 1762 and 1767 - go now and appreciate... maps.nls.uk/joins/10424....

Ah fantastic yes please do, looking forward to seeing their set!