THE centuries-old secrets of a lost Dartmoor manor house are gradually being unearthed.

North Hall, probably the home of a powerful Norman lord and his descendants, once lay close to what is now the green at Widecombe-in-the-Moor.

As in previous years, a group of volunteers from the area, along with members of the village’s history group and archaeologists, will start a week-long dig to reveal more of the manor’s secrets.

The week-long dig starts on Monday, June 27, with a public open day on July 2 from 10.30am until 4pm.

Andy Crabb, archaeologist with the Dartmoor National Park, said: ‘The Dartmoor National Park Authority archaeology team are very excited to continue the community excavation at North Hall later this month.

‘With a week of digging to look forward to we hope our eager local volunteers will help shed more light on the features we started to unearth last year, which will include a stone building, evidence of wooden structures and the moat, as well as the intriguing features that appeared on an aerial photograph.’

This year’s dig will be the third, starting in 2012 and the last excavation was in 2015.