These features were previously overlain by spoil heaps produced by antiquarian activities on the mound in the 1860s, but this spoil has now been carefully recorded and removed. Newly excavated features include a pair of door jambs and a threshold area, several sections of wall, one of which includes a drain feature, and a series of post-pads which may have supported timber arcading. Further areas of the moated platform have recently been de-turfed and are currently being investigated. Recent finds include a number of fragments of building stone into which iron bars have been inserted. These may represent fragments of window masonry.
Medieval pottery continues to be recovered.
A sherd decorated by applied and stamped pellets was recently found. Swivel rings were used on the ends of chains to give added manoeuvrability to suspended objects. Increasing numbers of visitors have been taking advantage of our regular guided tours of the excavation. A party of schoolchildren from Cumbria is among the recent groups to visit the site, and several other parties have booked visits. The dig's visitor centre continues to be very well attended.