A GRANT of £35,000 has been given to a three-year heritage project focusing on archaeology in the Calstock area.

The money to the Calstock Heritage Project, which is run by the Tamar Valley Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, will be used to provide training opportunities for volunteers to find out about and share archaeological information.

Digital resources will mean that old maps and information previously inaccessible will be open to all to view online, so people can conduct their own research and form their own interpretations.

A number of free activities will include the chance to join in an excavation near to the recently discovered Calstock Roman fort, training days in spotting archaeology on aerial photographs, getting involved in geophysics on the National Trust's Cotehele Estate, looking for medieval gardens and prehistoric settlements and learning all about hedgerows, their heritage, biodiversity and their importance.

For more information call project officer Eloise Kane on [email protected]">[email protected]