Boden Open Day - Saturday 14th September - 2024

Boden Open Day - Saturday 14th September - 2024 - 11am - 4pm

On Saturday 14th September, MAG will be holding an open day at Boden, 11am-4pm. There will be tours of the site, including the ongoing excavation of a Bronze Age roundhouse (circa 1500 BC) and a chance to see the Fogou, including the restored entrance-way lintel. 

The tour will also include a visit to the Romano-British features and grave site and a chance to see a range of the finds spanning around 2000 years of activity at Boden.


Our finds specialist Carl Thorpe will be on hand to explain the finds and identify anything you may have found – so bring those small but mystery finds along! 


Harvey Parker will be giving flint knapping demonstrations, turning flint nodules into working flakes, tools, knives etc. He is a bit of an expert at this!

Tea, coffee and home-made cakes will be available to buy and there will be a pre-loved archaeology and history book stall for you to stock up on your autumn reading. Please bring cash for the refreshments and stalls and any welcome donations.

Entry is free, but we will be taking donations – archaeological excavations are expensive to run! 

Sorry, no dogs allowed. The site is on uneven ground, so please wear sturdy footwear.


To find us, visit SatNav TR12 6EN,

What3Words = Gently.Taller.Spotty

 and follow local signs.


Car parking is available, but you will have to drive up a field track to reach the site. 

Alternatively park in Manaccan – it’s a very pleasant walk of approx. 1 mile (around 20 minutes) and you can visit the pub on the way back!

Remember! The site is not normally open to the public – don’t miss this rare opportunity to see a real archaeological excavation in action and the unusual and unique fogou!

As featured on Time Team 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QwSz0TRVx4Y 

and in the August 2024 edition of Current Archaeology:

 https://the-past.com/feature/underground-overground-excavating-an-iron-age-fogou-and-romano-british-remains-at-boden/