A walk through the deserted settlement of Thorns near Ribblehead, the focus of a three-year Stories in Stone archaeological investigation. The event will show participants how the settlement developed from monastic times and how and why it declined through the 19thcentury.

Date: Tuesday 4th August 2020

Time: 10.30am – 2.30pm

Cost: £15.00

Booking: Booking is Essential.Please contact Sophie Balderson on 015242 51002, email info@storiesinstone.org.ukor visit www.storiesinstone.org

Further Information: The event will be weather dependent and participants must come prepared with suitable outdoor gear and boots. The party will assemble in small roadside parking area (SD773 797) near Ribblehead House and will walk from there to the settlement. There will be some rough ground and some short ascents but much of the event will be on public rights of way.